Ananda Coomaraswamy
Metaphysician and historian
Ananda Kentish Muthu Coomaraswamy was a Ceylonese metaphysician, historian and a philosopher of Indian art who was an early interpreter of Indian culture to the West. In particular, he is described as "the groundbreaking theorist who was largely... Wikipedia
Born: August 22, 1877, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Died: September 9, 1947 (age 70 years), Needham, MA
Spouse: Luisa Runstein (m. 1930–1947), Stella Bloch (m. 1922–1930), Ratan Devi (m. 1913–1922), and more
Children: Rama P Coomaraswamy
Parents: Elizabeth Clay Beebe
Main interests: Metaphysics, philosophy of art, history
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