Alain Daniélou, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Alain Daniélou

French historian, musicologist, Indologist and expert on Shaivite Hinduism

Date of Birth: 04-Oct-1907

Place of Birth: Neuilly-sur-Seine, Île-de-France, France

Date of Death: 27-Jan-1994

Profession: writer, historian, translator, university teacher, musicologist, ethnomusicologist

Nationality: France, India

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Alain Daniélou (4 October 1907 – 27 January 1994) was a French historian, intellectual, musicologist, Indologist, and a noted Western convert to and expert on Shaivite Hinduism. In 1991, he was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship the highest honour conferred by Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy for Music, Dance and Drama.