John Woodroffe

Sir John Woodroffe
In 1928. Portrait by Lafayette
Born	(1865-12-15)15 December 1865 Calcutta, British India[1][2]
Died	16 January 1936(1936-01-16) (aged 70) Beausoleil, Alpes-Maritimes, France[3]
Nationality (legal)	British
Other names	Arthur Avalon
Citizenship	United Kingdom
Alma mater	University College, Oxford
Occupation(s)	Lawyer; Orientalist
Known for	The Serpent Power
Parent(s)	James Tisdall Woodroffe, Florence Woodroffe

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.^[3]