Nicholas Roerich
Nicholas Roerich | |
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| Born | October 9, 1874 |
| Died | December 13, 1947 (aged 73) |
| Nationality | Russia |
| Occupation(s) | painter, archaeologist, costume and set designer for ballets, operas, and dramas |
| Spouse | Helena Roerich |
| Children | George de Roerich, Svetoslav Roerich |
Nicholas Roerich (/ˈrɛrɪk/; October 9, 1874 – December 13, 1947) – also known as Nikolai Konstantinovich Rerikh (Russian: Никола́й Константи́нович Ре́рих) – was a Russian painter, writer, archaeologist and theosophist. Some people in Russia thought of him as an enlightener,[1] philosopher, and public figure. He was interested in hypnosis and other spiritual practices. His paintings are said to have hypnotic expression.[2][3] He was born in Saint Petersburg to a Russian mother and a Baltic German father.[4] Roerich was an activist for the preserving of art and architecture during war time. He earned several nominations for the Nobel Peace Prize long list.[5] The Roerich Pact which was signed into law in 1935 by the United States and most nations of the Pan-American Union was named after him.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "ПЛАНЕТА "РЕРИХ" - Электронная библиотека". Retrieved June 14, 2016.
- ↑ Nicholas Roerich: In Search of Shambala by Victoria Klimentieva, стр. 31
- ↑ Nicholas Roerich Museum Archived October 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Andrei Znamenski, Red Shambhala: Magic, Prophecy, and Geopolitics in the Heart of Asia, Quest Books (2011), p. 157
- ↑ Nobel Prize Nomination Database