John Woodroffe, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John Woodroffe

English orientalist

Date of Birth: 15-Dec-1865

Place of Birth: Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Date of Death: 16-Jan-1936

Profession: judge, writer, university teacher

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Sir John George Woodroffe (15 December 1865 – 16 January 1936), also known by his pseudonym Arthur Avalon, was a British Orientalist whose extensive and complex published works on the Tantras, and other Hindu traditions, stimulated a wide-ranging interest in Hindu philosophy and yoga.