Alain de Botton

@Author, Family and Childhood ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Alain de Botton is a famous novelist and is hailed as one of the most recognized philosophers in Europe British Swiss Harvard University Intellectuals & Academics Philosophers Novelists Non-Fiction Writers Essayists Sagittarius Celebrities Alain de Botton is the ingenious English/Swiss author who has written a number of publications on a wide array of themes, ranging from contemporary to romance and philosophy. With his pragmatic approach to life and his philosophical ideals, he has penned over 30 best-selling books and is also the founder of ‘The School of Life’, an educational/philosophical institution in London. His works have time and again emphasized the philosophical relevance per diem, which is clearly reflected in his publications including, ‘Essays in Love’, ‘How Proust Can Change Your Life’, ‘Status Anxiety’ and ‘The Architecture of Happiness’. Many of these works have also been adapted for television. In his younger days, he often contributed articles to numerous newspapers, magazines and journals. Considered Britain’s ‘modern Wordsworth’, he is at present, a panel member of the ‘Arts Council of England’s Literature’ and is also co-managing a production house, ‘Seneca Productions’. Apart from his creative pursuits, he established the architectural organization, ‘Living Architecture’, which is now a major home rental firm in the UK. He currently lives in his apartment in London and is known to many, as a man with multitudinous shades like modesty, cageyness and tinges of arrogance. If you would like to learn more about this compelling personality, scroll further.

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Birthday: December 20, 1969 Nationality: Swiss, British Famous: Author, Harvard University, Intellectuals & Academics, Philosophers, Novelists, Non-Fiction Writers, Essayists Spouses: Charlotte de Botton (m. 2003) Siblings: Miel Universities: Harvard University Gonville and Caius College Cambridge Harvard University Harrow School University of Cambridge King's College London Waterloo Campus Notable Alumnis: Harvard University Information Detail Birthday December 20, 1969 Nationality Swiss, British Famous Author, Harvard University, Intellectuals & Academics, Philosophers, Novelists, Non-Fiction Writers, Essayists Spouses Charlotte de Botton (m. 2003) Siblings Miel Universities Harvard University Gonville and Caius College Cambridge Harvard University Harrow School University of Cambridge King's College London Waterloo Campus Notable Alumnis Harvard University Founder / Co-Founder Global Asset Management Birth Place Zürich, Switzerland Born Country Switzerland Religion Atheist Gender Male Father Gilbert de Botton, Mother Jacqueline Burgauer Sun Sign Sagittarius Born in Zürich, Switzerland Famous as Author

Zürich, Switzerland

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Following the death of his father, many believed that de Botton inherited all of his father’s wealth from the trust funds he left behind. However, he refuted such claims. Unsplash Personal Life

His step-mother is an illustrious bridge player in the UK and is also a benefactor of the arts. Unsplash Personal Life

He lives in London with Charlotte, his wife and they have two boys; Samuel and Saul. Unsplash Personal Life

Alain de Botton was born to Jacqueline de Botton and Gilbert de Botton, in Zurich. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

From a very young age, he was exposed to a variety of ethnicities as his father was brought up in Egypt and his mother was born in Switzerland. His name, Alain, is a typical Sephardic Jew name and he was introduced to both, French and German cultures. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

His father, at the time, was the wealthy co-founder of the organization, ‘Global Asset Management’. He has a step-sister, Miel. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He studied at Dragon School and opted for English as his first language. He then enrolled to Gonville and Caius College in Cambridge, where he studied MA in History from 1988 to 1991. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He obtained his MPhil in Philosophy from King’s College, University of London between the years 1991 and 1992. He decided to pursue PhD in French Philosophy at Harvard University, but gave it up as soon as he discovered his passion for writing. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He authored his first best-seller novel, ‘Essays in Love’ in 1993, which focused on the themes of love and complicated relationships. Unsplash Career

In 1997, he penned ‘How Proust Can Change Your Life’, a work of literature, which centered on the works and life of Marcel Proust. Unsplash Career

From 1998 to 2000, he contributed articles to a number of English papers including the popular, ‘The Independent on Sunday’. Unsplash Career

In 2000, he authored, ‘The Consolations of Philosophy’, the title of which was inspired by ‘Consolation of Philosophy’, a philosophical work by Boethius. Through this book, he attempted to assay the teachings of the famous philosophers including Seneca, Socrates, Nietzsche and Epicurus. Unsplash Career

He dabbled with a new style of expressive writing for ‘The Art of Travel’, published in 2002. The book offers a philosophical outlook at the omnipresent but uncharacteristic activity of wishful traveling, with extensive thoughts on airports, landscapes, photographs, exotic locations and hotels. Unsplash Career

‘Essays in Love’, also titled as, ‘On Love’, authored in 1993, was his first novel and is considered his magnum opus and it went on to sell over two million copies around the US and UK. The novel was also adapted into film titled ‘My Last Five Girlfriends’, directed by Julian Kemp. Unsplash Major Works

‘The Architecture of Happiness’, published in 2006, was widely appreciated by architects and architectural critics. The novel itself played a predominant role in the smash hit, ‘500 Days of Summer’ and is also the basis for the Channel 4 series, ‘The Perfect Home’. Unsplash Major Works

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Birthday	December 20, 1969
Nationality	Swiss, British
Famous	Author, Harvard University, Intellectuals & Academics, Philosophers, Novelists, Non-Fiction Writers, Essayists
Spouses	Charlotte de Botton (m. 2003)
Siblings	Miel
Universities	Harvard University Gonville and Caius College Cambridge Harvard University Harrow School University of Cambridge King's College London Waterloo Campus
Notable Alumnis	Harvard University
Founder / Co-Founder	Global Asset Management
Birth Place	Zürich, Switzerland
Born Country	Switzerland
Religion	Atheist
Gender	Male
Father	Gilbert de Botton,
Mother	Jacqueline Burgauer
Sun Sign	Sagittarius
Born in	Zürich, Switzerland
Famous as	Author

Alain de Botton

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Dec 20, 1969

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Zürich, Switzerland