Aldous Leonard Huxley (26 July 1894 – 22 November 1963) was an English writer, and one of the most prominent members of the famous Huxley family.
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Born | Aldous Leonard Huxley 26 July 1894 Godalming, Surrey, England |
Died | 22 November 1963 Los Angeles County, California, U.S. | (aged 69)
Resting place | Compton, Surrey, England |
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Education | Eton College |
Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford |
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Children | Matthew Huxley |
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He wrote a number of novels, on various themes. Most of his books are about modern society, the effects of modern science and, later, on mysticism and psychedelic drugs like LSD.
Huxley is probably best known for his book Brave New World. In the book, which was written in 1932, he writes about a world in the far future, where the whole social hierarchy is based on genetic traits, and not on the personal effort of individual people to improve themselves.
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