Dévi, Savitri (1905-1982)

Born in Lyon under her real name Maximine Portas, Savitry Dévi had a Greek father and an English mother. A chemist and philosopher, she is above all known for her admiration for Hinduism and Nazism, whose merits she continued extol after the war – which earned her a fixed six year prison term. She spent a large part of her life travelling in India, a country whose independence she firmly stood up for.