Aldous Huxley

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  • Aldous Huxley Was Born

    Aldous Huxley Was Born

    Aldous Huxley was born in Surrey, UK. He was born into a fairly well to do english family.

  • Mother Died

    Huxley's mother had died when Aldous was 14.

  • Aldous Diagnosed With Disease

    Aldous suffers a horrible disease (Keratitis Punctata). This left him blind which disqualified him from being able to serve in the world war. After 2-3 years when his eyes recovered he was able to go study english literature at Balliol College, Oxford.

  • Brother Commited Suicide

    Aldous's brother Noel Trveleyan committed suicide, he was diagnosed with clinical depression.

  • Worked In A Technologically Advanced Chemical Plant

    Aldous worked in a technologically advanced chemical plant in Billingham, Teeside. The introduction in a brave world stated that of this expereience in a "an ordered universe in a world of planless incoherence" was one source for the novel.

  • First Published Novel

    Chrome Yellow was the first published novel.

  • Brave New World Published

    Huxley had published his book a Brave New World.

  • Huxley Died

    Huxley died on his death bead at age 69.