Aldous Huxley (1894 – 1963) was an English writer and philosopher known for his novels, essays, and explorations of mysticism. He gained fame with Brave New World (1932), a dystopian vision of a technocratic future. Huxley later explored spirituality, science, and psychedelic experiences, as seen in The Doors of Perception (1954).
Born in Surrey, England, he was part of the influential Huxley family and studied at Balliol College, Oxford. Despite suffering partial blindness, he pursued writing, publishing novels like Crome Yellow (1921) and Point Counter Point (1928). By the 1930s, Huxley moved to the United States, where he explored Vedanta philosophy and experimented with psychedelics.
In his later years, he became a lecturer and advocate for human potential. Huxley died on November 22, 1963, the same day as John F. Kennedy’s assassination. He remains one of the most influential thinkers of the 20th century, with works that continue to shape literature and philosophy.