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Alexandra David-Néel

1868 - 1969

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Alexandra David-Néel (born Louise Eugénie Alexandrine Marie David; 24 October 1868 – 8 September 1969) was a Belgian–French explorer, spiritualist, Buddhist, anarchist, opera singer, and writer. She is most known for her 1924 visit to Lhasa, Tibet, when it was forbidden to foreigners. David-Néel wrote over 30 books about Eastern religion, philosophy, and her travels, including Magic and Mystery in Tibet, which was published in 1929. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alexandra David-Néel has received more than 517,061 page views. Her biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia. Alexandra David-Néel is the 926th most popular writer (up from 969th in 2019), the 1,092nd most popular biography from France (down from 1,088th in 2019) and the 144th most popular French Writer.

Alexandra David-Néel was a Belgian-French explorer and spiritualist who became famous for being the first Western woman to enter Tibet and travel to Lhasa.

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  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.82

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  • 2.95

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Alexandra David-Néel ranks 926 out of 5,755. Before her are Machado de Assis, Agathon, Ibn al-Muqaffa', Aimé Césaire, Jules Renard, and James Jones. After her are Ben Jonson, Arthur Adamov, Roger Zelazny, Thietmar of Merseburg, Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam, and Ahmad Khani.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1868, Alexandra David-Néel ranks 40. Before her are Josephine Bakhita, Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse, La Belle Otero, Stefan George, Charles Maurras, and Émile Bernard. After her are Felix Hausdorff, Eleanor H. Porter, James Brendan Connolly, Koloman Moser, Magnus Hirschfeld, and Édouard Vuillard. Among people deceased in 1969, Alexandra David-Néel ranks 34. Before her are Sonja Henie, Josef von Sternberg, Moïse Tshombe, Itzhak Stern, B. Traven, and Joseph Kasa-Vubu. After her are Boris Karloff, Robert Taylor, Wacław Sierpiński, Walter Christaller, Raymond A. Spruance, and Eberhard von Mackensen.

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In France

Among people born in France, Alexandra David-Néel ranks 1,092 out of 6,011. Before her are Émile Bernard (1868), Daniel Cohn-Bendit (1945), Bruno Cremer (1929), Jules Renard (1864), Agnes of Poitou (1025), and Claude-Louis Navier (1785). After her are Charles Marie de La Condamine (1701), Marie François Xavier Bichat (1771), Nicolas Chauvin (1790), Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam (1838), Charles Nodier (1780), and Manu Chao (1961).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Alexandra David-Néel ranks 144. Before her are Jean de La Bruyère (1645), Charles Maurras (1868), Madame de La Fayette (1634), Georges Bernanos (1888), André Bazin (1918), and Jules Renard (1864). After her are Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam (1838), Charles Nodier (1780), Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre (1737), Jean-Claude Carrière (1931), Paulinus of Nola (354), and Pierre-Jean de Béranger (1780).

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