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Mirra Alfassa

Spiritual Leader, occultist and collaborator of Sri Aurobindo (1878–1973)
Person human Q464879
Mirra Alfassa
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Facts

23 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[27]
Date of birth
February 21, 1878
Date of death
November 17, 1973
Place of birth
9th arrondissement of Paris
Place of death
Pondicherry
Country of citizenship
France, British Raj, Dominion of India, India[12][13][14][15]
Ethnic group
Sephardi Jews[16]
Occupation
mystic, writer, occultist, yogi, teacher, translator, painter[17][18]
Field of work
Integral yoga, spirituality, education, work of art[19][20][21][22]
Educated at
Académie Julian[23]
Religion or worldview
Hinduism[26]
Spouse
Henri Morisset[10]
Child
Andre Morisset (1898)[11]
Sibling
Matteo Alfassa[38]
Student of
Aurobindo Ghosh, Max Théon[32][33]
Languages spoken, written or signed
French, English[34][35]
Birth name
Blanche Rachel Mirra Alfassa[36]
Family name
Alfassa[28]
Given name
Mirra[29]
Name in native language
Mirra Alfassa[37]
Product or material produced
Mothers Collected Works, Mother's Agenda[30][31]
Student
Satprem, Huta Hindocha[24][25]
🏷️ Also known as
en Mirra Morisset en Mirra Richard en The Mother en Mirra Alfassa ar ميرا الفاسا cs La Mère cs Matka cs The Mother da Mirra Richard née Alfassa da Mirra Richard de Mirra Richard de Alfassa de Mira Alfassa de Mira Richard es Mirra Alfasa es Mirra Richard fr La Mère fr Mirra Richard fr Mirra Richard née Alfassa hi श्रीमाँ
🔖 Identifiers · 58
ISNI
0000000110783334
VIAF cluster ID
95154296
Library of Congress authority ID
n80035035
GND ID
11850195X
BAnQ authority ID
0000135620
Babelio author ID
258579
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
11929791h
CANTIC ID
981058615218906706
CONOR.BG ID
18826853
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10305583
CiNii Research ID
1140282266577899776
Collective Biographies of Women ID
22119
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DDB person (GND) ID
11850195X
Databazeknih.cz author ID
77328
Dezède person ID
37524
DoME artist ID
12932
Enciclopedia delle donne ID
mirra-alfassa
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Mira-Richard
Encyclopædia Universalis ID
mira-alfassa
FAST ID
52162
Freebase ID
/m/02920h
Geni.com profile ID
6000000020917999185
Goodreads author ID
92759, 3967709
Gujarati Vishwakosh entry
માતાજી-શ્રી
IdRef ID
027205339
IxTheo authority ID
126332800
Libraries Australia ID
36348398
LiederNet author ID
32529
Musée d'Orsay artist or personality ID
350
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA06271270
NL CR AUT ID
mzk2002165002
NLA Trove people ID
1249575
NSK (VIAF) ID
000115800
NSK ID
981005769493509366
NUKAT ID
n2003096333
National Library of Brazil ID
000593460
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007265640305171
National Library of Korea ID
KAC200901414
National Library of Latvia ID
000060728
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:BEyu;=CF
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810615925705606
National Library of Russia ID
7744712
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX937377
National Virtual Library of India ID
553045
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
068912609
Obálky knih ID
mzk2002165002
Open Library ID
OL2921067A, OL2850A
Parsifal cluster ID
780191
Quora topic ID
Mirra-Alfassa
RERO ID (legacy)
A000005690
SBN author ID
CFIV010874
SNK ID
161135
SVKKL authority ID
0232828-Alfassa-Mirra-18781973
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058615218906706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1199976
WikiTree person ID
Alfassa-5
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJkp8jmYXpj9r6r8crfpfq
Yale LUX ID
person/d7e94d0e-a79b-4cad-b641-64b2e403f1df

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 6
teacher, writer, painter, translator, yogi, mystic
Country of citizenship 4
France, India, British Raj, Dominion of India
Field of work 4
education, spirituality, work of art, Integral yoga
Founded entities 2
Auroville, Sri Aurobindo Ashram
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
English, French
Student of 2
Aurobindo Ghosh, Max Théon
Chaired by 1
World Union
Educated at 1
Académie Julian
Instance of 1
human
Place of birth 1
9th arrondissement of Paris
Place of death 1
Pondicherry
Religion or worldview 1
Hinduism
Sex or gender 1
female
Student 1
Satprem
Students 1
Satprem
Teachers 1
Aurobindo Ghosh
← Architect 1
Matrimandir
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Summary

Mirra Alfassa was born on February 21, 1878[1], in 9th arrondissement of Paris[2]. She died on November 17, 1973[3], in Pondicherry[4]. She worked as a mystic[5], writer[6], occultist[7], yogi[8], and teacher[9].

FAQs

Where was Mirra Alfassa born?

Mirra Alfassa was born in 9th arrondissement of Paris[2].

Where did Mirra Alfassa die?

Mirra Alfassa died in Pondicherry[4].

Who was Mirra Alfassa married to?

Mirra Alfassa's spouses include Henri Morisset[10].

What did Mirra Alfassa do for work?

Mirra Alfassa worked as a mystic[5], writer[6], occultist[7], yogi[8], and teacher[9].

Where did Mirra Alfassa go to school?

Mirra Alfassa was educated at Académie Julian[23].

Related Entities

Aurobindo Ghosh Auroville France India spirituality

References

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  1. [2] ↑ . birth certificate. Retrieved . archives.paris.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . birth certificate. Retrieved . archives.paris.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] ↑ . birth certificate. wikidata.org.
  10. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  23. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . archives.paris.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [3] ↑ . Babelio. Retrieved . archives.paris.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . library.sriaurobindoashram.org. library.sriaurobindoashram.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . incarnateword.in. incarnateword.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . birth certificate. Retrieved . archives.paris.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 20w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → French, English
    Place of birth → 9th arrondissement of Paris
    Ethnic group → Sephardi Jews
    Field of work → —
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