Alan Watts
Philosopher, writer and speaker
Alan Watts was a British-American writer and speaker who helped bring Eastern philosophy to readers in the West. His books include The Way of Zen and The Wisdom of Insecurity.
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Born 1915 in Kent, United Kingdom Died 1973
Influenced by Lao Tzu
About Alan Watts
Alan Watts was born in Chislehurst, England, on 6 January 1915 and died on 16 November 1973. He moved to the United States in 1938, studied theology at Seabury-Western Theological Seminary, and became an Episcopal priest in 1945. He left the ministry in 1950 and moved to California. Watts gained a following through radio, including volunteer programming at the KPFA station in Berkeley, California. The Way of Zen (1957) was among the earliest best-selling books about Buddhism. He wrote more than 25 books in all, including The Book (1966), subtitled On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are.