Aldous Huxley
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Who was Aldous Huxley? Novelist.

Date and Place of Birth: 26th July 1894, Godalming, Surrey, England.

Family Background: Grandson of T.H. Huxley and third child of the writer and biographer Leonard Huxley.

Education: Eton College. Balliol College, Oxford.

Chronology:

Written Works:

  • 1939: "After Many a Summer".
  • 1932: "Brave New World".
  • 1954: "The Doors of Perception".
  • 1959: "Brave New World Revisited".

Marriage: 1. 1919 to Maria Nys, daughter of a Belgian industrialist (died).
2. 1956 to Laura Aschera, Italian violinist.

Places of Interest:

Date and Place of Death: 22nd November 1963, Los Angeles, United States of America.

Age at Death: 69.

Site of Grave: Compton Cemetery, Compton, Surrey, England.