Profession: Author
Biography: Aldous Huxley was an English writer and philosopher, a member of the famous Huxley family. His grandfather was the biologist and anthropologist Thomas Henry Huxley, and his brother was Julian Huxley, a biologist who served as the first director of UNESCO.
Huxley wrote a large number of books, both fiction and non-fiction, as well as essays, narratives, and poems. Most notably his output includes The Perennial Philosophy (1945), The Doors of Perception (1954), Brave New World (1932), and Island (1962).
During his lifetime, Huxley was nominated nine times for the Nobel Prize in Literature. He was also made a Companion of Literature by the Royal Society of Literature in 1962.
Born: July 26, 1894
Birthplace: Godalming, Surrey, England
Generation: Lost Generation
Star Sign: Leo
Died: November 22, 1963 (aged 69)
Cause of Death: Laryngeal cancer (hastened by LSD)
Married Life
- 1919-07-10 Author Aldous Huxley (25) weds epidemiologist Maria Nys in Bellem, Belgium
- 1956-03-19 British "The Doors of Perception" author Aldous Huxley (62) weds second wife, American musician and author Laura Archera (45), until his death in 1963
Historical Events
- 1949-10-21 Author of "Brave New World" Aldous Huxley writes to congratulate George Orwell on his new novel "Nineteen Eighty-Four"
- 1955-12-24 Author Aldous Huxley takes LSD for the first time
Biographies and Sources
- Aldous Huxley Dies Of Cancer on Coast - The New York Times
- The Talented Mr. Huxley - National Endowment for the Humanities
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