Nicholas Roerich, Russian archaeologist and painter (died 1947)

Nicholas Roerich

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

Nikolai Konstantinovich Rerikh, better known as Nicholas Roerich, was a Russian painter, writer, archaeologist, theosophist, philosopher, and public figure. In his youth he was influenced by Russian Symbolism, a movement in Russian society centered on the spiritual. He was…