1915 - 1973
Alan Watts British Writer
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British Writer Alan Watts was born Alan Wilson Watts on 6th January, 1915 in Chislehurst, Kent, England and passed away on 16th Nov 1973 Mount Tamalpais, California, US aged 58. He is most remembered for Interpreter and Populariser of Eastern Philosophy to Western audiences.. His zodiac sign is Capricorn.
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Details
| First Name |
Alan
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| Middle Name |
Wilson
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| Last Name |
Watts
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| Full Name at Birth |
Alan Wilson Watts
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| Alternative Name |
Alan Watts, Alan Wilson Watts
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| Birthday |
6th January, 1915
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| Birthplace |
Chislehurst, Kent, England
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| Died |
16th November, 1973
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| Place of Death |
Mount Tamalpais, California, US
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| Zodiac Sign |
Capricorn
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| Nationality |
British
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| Occupation Text |
Writer, Philosopher, Speaker
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| Occupation |
Writer
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| Claim to Fame |
Interpreter and Populariser of Eastern Philosophy to Western audiences.
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Alan Wilson Watts (6 January 1915 – 16 November 1973) was a British philosopher, writer and speaker known for interpreting and popularising Buddhism, Taoism, and Hinduism for a Western audience. Born in Chislehurst, England, he moved to the United States in 1938 and began Zen training in New York. He received a master's degree in theology from Seabury-Western Theological Seminary and became an Episcopal priest in 1945. He left the ministry in 1950 and moved to California, where he joined the faculty of the American Academy of Asian Studies.
