Alain de Botton Swiss writer
Alain de Botton is a 53 years old Swiss writer from Zürich. He was born on December 20, 1969 in Zürich.
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Biography
Alain de Botton FRSL is a Swiss-British writer and television presenter 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.
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Family
His father Gilbert de Botton and Gilbert de Botton was 34 years old when Alain born. His father was a British economist.
Parents
Mother: (?)
Father: Gilbert de Botton
Awards (2)
Awarded Prix Européen de l'Essai Charles Veillon in 2003 , awarded Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature ,
Education
He graduated from King's College London, Gonville And Caius College, Dragon School and Harrow School
What is Alain's zodiac sign?Alain de Botton zodiac sign is sagittarius.
When is Botton's next birthday?
Alain de Botton was born on the , which was a Saturday. He will be turning 54 in only 274 days from today (21 March, 2023).
Other facts about Alain de Botton
| Educated at | King's College London , start time: 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z , end time: 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z , academic major: philosophy |
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| Award received | Prix Européen De L'Essai Charles Veillon , point in time: 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| Official website | Alain de Botton official website , language of work or name: English |
| Languages spoken, written or signed | English |
| Country of citizenship | United Kingdom |
| National Library of Israel identifier | 000037637 |
| Occupation | Philosopher |
| Family name | de Botton. Show people with the surname de Botton |
| Notable work | The Architecture Of Happiness |
| Father | Gilbert De Botton |
| Given name | Alain |
| Place of birth | Zürich |
| Member of | Royal Society Of Literature |
| Religion | Atheism |
| Work period (start) | 1993-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| Name in native language | Alain De Botton |
| Libris-URI | Sq46131b1lrqfmb |
| National Library of Korea Identifier | KAC200206909 |
| Social media followers | 862344 , point in time: 2021-01-10T00:00:00Z , Twitter user numeric ID: 19966557 |
| Twitter username | @alaindebotton. Alain de Botton official Twitter page , start time: 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z , point in time: 2020-12-28T00:00:00Z , has quality: verified account , Twitter user numeric ID: 19966557 |
| Europeana entity | Agent/base/62583 |
