Ananda Coomaraswamy

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. He has been described as "the groundbreaking theorist who was largely responsible for introducing ancient Indian art to the West".

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Who was born first?

• Ananda Coomaraswamy and Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange were born the same year
• Ananda Coomaraswamy and William David Ross were born the same year
• Ananda Coomaraswamy and Said Nursî were born the same year
• Ananda Coomaraswamy and Hermann Hesse were born the same year
• Ananda Coomaraswamy and Maurice Halbwachs were born the same year

Timeline

1. Ananda Coomaraswamy (this page)August 22, 1877 – September 9, 1947
2. Hermann HesseJuly 2, 1877 – August 9, 1962
3. Maurice HalbwachsMarch 11, 1877 – March 16, 1945
4. Reginald Garrigou-LagrangeFebruary 21, 1877 – February 15, 1964
5. Said Nursî1877 – March 23, 1960
6. William David RossApril 15, 1877 – May 5, 1971

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