Ananda Coomaraswamy

Ananda Coomaraswamy
Ananda Coomaraswamy
	Coomaraswamy in 1916
Born	22 August 1877; Colombo, British Ceylon
Died	9 September 1947 (aged 70); Needham, Massachusetts, U.S.
Nationality	British Ceylonese American
Notable work	The Dance of Shiva (1918), Hinduism and Buddhism (1943)
Spouses	Ethel Mairet (m. 1902–1913); Ratna Devi (m. 1913–1922); Stella Bloch (m. 1922–1930); Luisa Runstein (m. 1930–1947, his death);
Era	Modern philosophy; 20th-century philosophy
Region	Indian philosophy; Western philosophy
School	Perennialism; Traditionalist School
Main interests	Metaphysics, philosophy of art, history

Ananda Kentish Muthu Coomaraswamy (Tamil: ஆனந்த குமாரசுவாமி, Āṉanta Kentiś Muthū Kumāracuvāmi; Sinhala: ආනන්ද කුමාරස්වාමි Ānanda Kumārasvāmī; 22 August 1877 − 9 September 1947) was a Ceylonese metaphysician, historian and a philosopher of Indian art who was an early interpreter of Indian culture to the West. In particular, he is described as "the groundbreaking theorist who was largely responsible for introducing ancient Indian art to the West".

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