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Sep 27, 1874 Saint Petersburg Died on 13 Dec 1947 (aged 73)
Russian painter, writer, archaeologist, theosophist, enlightener, philosopher
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About Nicholas Roerich
- Nicholas Roerich (; October 9, 1874 – December 13, 1947) – known also as Nikolai Konstantinovich Rerikh (Russian: ??????´? ?????????´????? ??´???) – was a Russian painter, writer, archaeologist, theosophist, philosopher, and public figure, who in his youth was influenced by a movement in Russian society around the spiritual.
- He was interested in hypnosis and other spiritual practices and his paintings are said to have hypnotic expression.Born in Saint Petersburg, Russia, to a well-to-do notary public Baltic German father and a Russian mother, he lived in various places around the world until his death in Naggar, Himachal Pradesh, India.
- Trained as an artist and a lawyer, his main interests were literature, philosophy, archaeology, and especially art.
- Roerich was a dedicated activist for the cause of preserving art and architecture during times of war.
- He earned several nominations for the Nobel Peace Prize long list.
- The so-called Roerich Pact was signed into law by the United States and most nations of the Pan-American Union in April 1935.
