Helena Ivanovna Roerich (born Shaposhnikova) (Russian: Елéна Ивáновна Рéрих; February 12 1879 – October 5 1955) was a Russian philosopher writer and public figure. In the early 20th century she created in cooperation with the Teachers of the East a philosophic teaching of Living Ethics («Agni Yoga»). She was an organizer and participant of cultural and enlightened creativity in the U.S. conducted under the guidance of her husband Nicholas Roerich.
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birth date
1879-02-12
birth place
Russian Empire, Saint Petersburg
death date
1955-10-05
death place
Kalimpong
era
20th-century philosophy
influenced
Ivan Yefremov, Yuli Mikhailovich Vorontsov, Alexey Okladnikov, Lyudmila Zhivkova, A._L._Janshin
influenced by
Ramakrishna, Vivekananda, Helena Blavatsky, Rabindranath Tagore, List of Russian philosophers
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