Alexandra David-Néel
1868 to 1969
9 documented presences
7 places
Quo Fuit places 9 dated presences for Alexandra David-Néel across 7 places, from 1871 to 1957. Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
Alexandra David-Néel (born Louise Eugénie Alexandrine Marie David; 24 October 1868 – 8 September 1969) was a French explorer, spiritualist, Buddhist, anarchist, opera singer, and writer.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
Where Alexandra David-Néel was documented, and when
1871year
Parisattested
“In 1871, when David-Néel was two years old, her father Louis David, appalled by the execution of the last Communards, took her to see the Communards' Wall at the Père-Lachaise cemetery in Paris; she never forgot this early encounter with…”
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1897 to 1900period
Parisattested
“From 1897 to 1900, she was living together with the guitarist Jean Haustont in Paris, writing Lidia with him, a lyric tragedy in one act, for which Haustont composed the music and David-Néel the libretto.”
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29 May 1912exact date
Lachen, Sikkimattested
“While she was in company of Lachen Gomchen Rinpoche, Alexandra David-Néel encountered Sidkeong again on an inspection tour in Lachen on 29 May 1912.”
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1917 to 1924period
Tibetattested
“In a Spanish-language review of Jeanne Denys's book, he in turn states that Alexandra David-Néel never went to Tibet and that she lived in China from 1917 to 1924.”
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1917 to 1924period
Chinaattested
“In a Spanish-language review of Jeanne Denys's book, he in turn states that Alexandra David-Néel never went to Tibet and that she lived in China from 1917 to 1924.”
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1929year
Tibetattested
“In 1929, she published her most famous and beloved work, Mystiques et Magiciens du Tibet (Magicians and Mystics in Tibet).”
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1945year
Calcuttaattested
“In 1945, Alexandra David-Néel went back to India thanks to Christian Fouchet, French Consul at Calcutta, who became a friend; they stayed in touch until David-Néel's death.”
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1945year
Indiaattested
“In 1945, Alexandra David-Néel went back to India thanks to Christian Fouchet, French Consul at Calcutta, who became a friend; they stayed in touch until David-Néel's death.”
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April 1957month
Monacoattested
“In April 1957, she left Samten Dzong in order to live at Monaco with a friend who had typed her manuscripts.”
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Places Alexandra David-Néel is documented in
Paris2 presences · 1871 to 1897Tibet2 presences · 1917 to 1929Calcutta1 presence · 1945China1 presence · 1917India1 presence · 1945Monaco1 presence · 1957
Lachen, Sikkim1 presence · 1912
Other places tied to Alexandra David-Néel in the record
In each of these, a source puts Alexandra David-Néel and the place in the same dated sentence without stating that Alexandra David-Néel was there. They are kept apart from the timeline above for exactly that reason: a mention is not a presence, and Quo Fuit does not quietly promote one into the other.
1891year
Indiamentioned
“Publishers did not dare to publish the book, though her friend Jean Haustont printed copies himself and it was eventually translated into five languages." In 1891, she visited India for the first time, and met her spiritual preceptor, Sw…”
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1895 to 1897period
Hanoi Opera Housementioned
“To help her parents who were experiencing setbacks, David-Néel, who had obtained a first prize for singing, took the position of first singer at the Hanoi Opera House (Indochina) during the seasons 1895–1896 and 1896–1897 under the name…”
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1902year
Tunismentioned
“During a stay of Jean Haustont in Tunis in the summer of 1902, she gave up her singing career and assumed artistic direction of the casino of Tunis for a few months, while continuing her intellectual work.”
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9 August 1911exact date
Indiamentioned
“It was interrupted by her departure, alone, for her third trip to India (1911–1925) (the second one was carried out for a singing tour) on 9 August 1911.”
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April 1912month
Gangtokmentioned
“Sidkeong, then the spiritual leader of Sikkim, was sent to the meeting with Alexandra David-Néel by his father, the Maharaja of Sikkim, having been told about her arrival in April 1912 by the British resident at Gangtok.”
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15 April 1912exact date
Japanmentioned
“She received an audience on 15 April 1912, and met Ekai Kawaguchi in his waiting room, whom she would meet again in Japan.”
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March 1913month
Calcuttamentioned
“In another letter, Sidkeong informed David-Néel that, in March 1913, he was able to enter Freemasonry at Calcutta, where he had been admitted as a member, provided with a letter of introduction by the governor of Bengal, a further link b…”
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3 December 1913exact date
Gangtokmentioned
“Returning to Gangtok via Darjeeling and Siliguri, David-Néel was received like an official figure, with guard of honor, by Sidkeong on 3 December 1913.”
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3 December 1913exact date
Darjeelingmentioned
“Returning to Gangtok via Darjeeling and Siliguri, David-Néel was received like an official figure, with guard of honor, by Sidkeong on 3 December 1913.”
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11 November 1914exact date
Lachen, Sikkimmentioned
“On 11 November 1914, leaving the cavern of Sikkim where she had gone to meet the gomchen, David-Néel was received at Lachen Monastery by Sidkeong.”
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1918 to 1921period
Tibetmentioned
“Their journey took several years through the Gobi, Mongolia, before a break of three years (1918–1921) at Kumbum Monastery in Tibet, where David-Néel, helped by Yongden, translated the famous Prajnaparamita.”
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1918 to 1921period
Kumbum Monasterymentioned
“Their journey took several years through the Gobi, Mongolia, before a break of three years (1918–1921) at Kumbum Monastery in Tibet, where David-Néel, helped by Yongden, translated the famous Prajnaparamita.”
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1918 to 1921period
Gobimentioned
“Their journey took several years through the Gobi, Mongolia, before a break of three years (1918–1921) at Kumbum Monastery in Tibet, where David-Néel, helped by Yongden, translated the famous Prajnaparamita.”
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1924year
Lhasamentioned
“Finally, they reached Lhasa in 1924, merged with a crowd of pilgrims coming to celebrate the Monlam Prayer Festival.”
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1937year
1939year
June 1946month
1947 to 1950period
Documented at the same place, the same year
Amartya SenWest Bengal · 1945Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl WavellIndia · 1945Irène Joliot-CurieParis · 1897Kees van DongenParis · 1897Ernst BarlachParis · 1897Moritz MoszkowskiParis · 1897Théo van RysselbergheParis · 1897Édouard ManetParis · 1871Guy de MaupassantParis · 1871Sarah BernhardtParis · 1871Charles GounodParis · 1871Giuseppe MazziniParis · 1871
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