Nicholas Roerich

Also known as Nikolai Konstantinovich Rerikh, Nikolai Roerich, Nikolaĭ Rʹorikh, Nicolas Roerich, Nikolajs Rērichs, Nikolay Konstantinovich Roehrich, N. K. Rerikh, Николай Константинович Рерих

Russian painter, writer, archaeologist and philosopher (1874–1947)

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Nicholas Roerich was a Russian artist, writer, and thinker who lived from 1874 to 1947 and worked across painting, archaeology, and philosophy. He is remembered as an influential figure in early modern art and culture who pursued interests spanning multiple creative and intellectual disciplines.

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Instance of: human
Given name: Nikolay
Gender: male
Citizenship: Russian Empire
Place of birth: Saint Petersburg
Place of death: Kullu
Spouse: Helena Roerich
Child: George de Roerich
Occupation: illustrator
Educated at: Higher Art School at the Imperial Academy of Arts
Languages spoken: German
Native language: Russian
Award: Royal Order of the Polar Star
Student of: Arkhip Kuindzhi
Field of work: Agni Yoga
Genre: genre art
Official website: www.roerich-museum.ru
Image: N Roerich.jpg
Work location: New York City

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Commons category: Nicholas Roerich
Commons Creator page: Nicholas Roerich
date of birth: 1874-09-27
date of death: 1947-12-13
nominated for: Nobel Peace Prize
ethnic group: Russians
name in native language: Николай Константинович Рерих
writing language: Russian
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
pseudonym: Roerich, Nikolaj Konstantinovic
influenced by: Henri Matisse

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Nikolai Konstantinovich Rerikh (Russian: Николай Константинович Рерих), better known as Nicholas Roerich (/ˈrɛrɪk/; October 9, 1874 – December 13, 1947), was a Russian polymath, painter, writer, archaeologist, theosophist, philosopher, and public figure. He is best known for his prolific body of artwork, which spans over 7,000 paintings, and his contributions to a wide array of cultural, political, intellectual, and artistic movements and causes.

Born in Saint Petersburg to a Baltic German father and Russian mother, Roerich had a privileged upbringing that exposed him to many artists, intellectuals, and scientists. In his youth he displayed a natural curiosity and aptitude for various activities and subjects ranging from drawing to botany. Trained as an artist and lawyer, his main interests were literature, philosophy, archaeology, spiritual practice, and esotericism. An avid music enthusiast, he also found success in set design, most notably for Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes and for the 1913 premiere of Igor Stravinsky’s early Modernist ballet The Rite of Spring.

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