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Gurdjieff

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Gur·djieff  (gûrj-f, -jf), George Ivanovich Originally George S. Georgiades. 1874?-1949.
Armenian-born spiritual leader. Following a period of extensive travel in the Middle East and Asia, he founded (1919) the Institute for the Harmonious Development of Man.
Gurdjieff [ˈgɛːdjɛf]
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(Biographies / Gurdjieff, Georgei Ivanovitch (?1877-1949) M, Russian, RELIGION: mystic) Georgei Ivanovitch (ˈdʒɔːdʒɪ ɪˈvanəˌvitʃ). ?1877- 1949, Russian mystic: founded a teaching centre in Paris (1922)
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