Alexandra David-Néel
Belgian-French explorer
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Alexandra David-Néel 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. Wikipedia
Born: October 24, 1868, Tunis, Tunisia
Died: September 8, 1969 (age 100 years), Digne, France
Spouse: Philippe Neél de Saint-Sauveur (m. 1904–1941)
Parents: Alexandrine Borghmans and Louis David
Children: Albert Arthur Yongden
