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    Alan Wilson Watts (6 January 1915 – 16 November 1973) was an English writer, speaker, and self-styled "philosophical entertainer", [2] known for interpreting and popularising Buddhist, Taoist, and Hindu philosophy for a Western audience. [3] Watts gained a following while working as a volunteer programmer at the KPFA radio station in Berkeley.

  3. Alan Watts (born January 6, 1915, Chislehurst, Kent [now in southeast London], England—died November 16, 1973, Marin county, California, U.S.) was a British-born American writer, philosopher, and lecturer who is credited with introducing and popularizing Eastern philosophy and religion among Western audiences in the mid-20th century.

  4. Alan Watts was a well-known British philosopher, writer and speaker, best known for his interpretation of Eastern philosophy for Western audiences. Born to Christian parents in England, he developed interest in Buddhism while he was still a student at King’s School, Canterbury.

  5. Alan Watts was a prominent British philosopher, writer and speaker, who is recognized for interpreting and promoting Eastern Philosophy by making it accessible to the Western audience. His services as a volunteer programmer at KPFA, a Pacifica Radio station in Berkeley made him a very famous figure in San Francisco Bay Area.

  6. Jun 11, 2018 · Alan Wilson Watts (1915-1973) was a naturalized American author and lecturer who interpreted Zen to the West. His writings were particularly popular among the so-called "beat generation" of the late 1950s and early 1960s. Alan Wilson Watts was born in Chislehurst, England, on January 6, 1915.

  7. Nov 17, 1973 · A Kentishman, Mr. Watts was born in Chislehurst, England, on Jan. 6, 1915, and educated at King's School, Canterbury. After failing to obtain an Oxford scholarship, he started a first‐hand search...

  8. Nov 16, 2020 · This January, the English-born Watts would have been 101 old. He’s best known for his important role in the popularization of Zen in the West. His twenty-six books, and his popular radio and television broadcasts, introduced Americans of the 1950s and 1960s to a Zen that was authentic yet contemporary and accessible.

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