Alain de Botton

Essayist, Author

1969 –

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Who is Alain de Botton?

Alain de Botton, FRSL is a Swiss/British writer, philosopher, television presenter and entrepreneur, resident in the United Kingdom. His books and television programmes discuss various contemporary subjects and themes, emphasizing philosophy's relevance to everyday life. At 23, he published Essays In Love, which went on to sell two million copies. Other bestsellers include How Proust Can Change Your Life, Status Anxiety and The Architecture Of Happiness. In August 2008, he was a founding member of a new educational establishment in central London called The School of Life. In May 2009, he was a founding member of a new architectural organization called "Living Architecture". In October that year, de Botton was appointed an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects, in recognition of his services to architecture. In 2011, de Botton was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.

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Born
Dec 20, 1969
Zürich
Also known as
  • Alain Botton
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Religion
  • Atheism
  • Judaism
Nationality
  • United Kingdom
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Education
  • King's College London
  • Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge
  • Harvard University
  • Harrow School
  • University of Cambridge

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on July 23, 2013

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