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Alan Watts

Alan Watts paling dikenal lewat The Essential Lectures of Alan Watts dan Eastern Wisdom and Modern Life. Alan Watts lahir pada 6 Januari 1915. Alan Watts meninggal pada 16 November 1973 di usia 58 tahun.

Lahir: 6 Januari 1915
Tempat lahir: Chislehurst, Kent, England, UK
Meninggal: 16 November 1973 (58 tahun)

Biografi

Alan Wilson Watts was a British philosopher, writer and speaker known for interpreting and popularising Buddhism, Taoism, and Hinduism for a Western audience. Born in Chislehurst, England, he moved to the United States in 1938 and began Zen training in New York. He received a master's degree in theology from Seabury-Western Theological Seminary and became an Episcopal priest in 1945. He left the ministry in 1950 and moved to California, where he joined the faculty of the American Academy of Asian Studies.