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Alan Watts

Alan Wilson Watts (6 January 1915 – 16 November 1973) was a British and American writer, speaker, and self-styled "philosophical entertainer", known for interpreting and popularising Buddhist, Taoist, and Hindu philosophy for a Western audience.

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Alma mater
Seabury-Western Theological Seminary
Born
Alan Wilson Watts (1915-01-06)6 January 1915 Chislehurst, Kent, England
Children
7
Died
16 November 1973(1973-11-16) (aged 58) Marin County, California, U.S.
Era
20th-century philosophy
Institutions
The King's School Canterbury · American Academy of Asian Studies · Society for Comparative Philosophy · San Jose State University

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Alan WattsAlma materSeabury-Western Theological Seminary1.00infobox
Alan WattsBornAlan Wilson Watts (1915-01-06)6 January 1915 Chislehurst, Kent, England1.00infobox
Alan WattsChildren71.00infobox
Alan WattsDied16 November 1973(1973-11-16) (aged 58) Marin County, California, U.S.1.00infobox
Alan WattsEra20th-century philosophy1.00infobox
Alan WattsInstitutionsThe King's School Canterbury1.00infobox
Alan WattsInstitutionsAmerican Academy of Asian Studies1.00infobox
Alan WattsInstitutionsSociety for Comparative Philosophy1.00infobox
Alan WattsInstitutionsSan Jose State University1.00infobox
Alan WattsMain interestsComparative religion1.00infobox
Alan WattsNotable worksThe Way of Zen (1957)1.00infobox
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Alan WattsSpousesDorothy DeWitt ​ ​(m. 1950; div. 1963)​1.00infobox
Alan WattsSpousesMary Jane Yates King ​ ​(m. 1964)​1.00infobox
Alan WattsWebsitealanwatts.org1.00infobox

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