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	Aldous Huxley was the grandson of Thomas Henry ("T.H.") Huxley, a zoologist and controversialist known as "Darwin's Bulldog" (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/library/02/2/l_022_09.html).		Aldous Huxley was the grandson of Thomas Henry ("T.H.") Huxley, a zoologist and controversialist known as "Darwin's Bulldog" (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/library/02/2/l_022_09.html).

	Huxley's mother died when he was 14 years old. He was educated at [[Eton]] and Balliol College, Oxford. Wrote satirical novels in the 1920s. Probably most famous for the 1932 dystopian novel ''[[Brave New World]]''.		Huxley's mother died when he was 14 years old. He was educated at Eton and Balliol College, Oxford. Wrote satirical novels in the 1920s. Probably most famous for the 1932 dystopian novel ''[[Brave New World]]''.

	Went to the USA in 1937. There experiments with new drugs and spiritualism. ~~Aldous~~ Huxley died on 22 November 1963, just a couple of hours after John F. Kennedy.		Went to the USA in 1937. There experiments with new drugs and spiritualism. Huxley died on 22 November 1963, just a couple of hours after John F. Kennedy.


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	Aldous Huxley was the grandson of Thomas Henry ("T.H.") Huxley, a zoologist and controversialist known as "Darwin's Bulldog" (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/library/02/2/l_022_09.html).		Aldous Huxley was the grandson of Thomas Henry ("T.H.") Huxley, a zoologist and controversialist known as "Darwin's Bulldog" (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/library/02/2/l_022_09.html).

	Huxley's mother died when he was 14 years old. He was educated at [[Eton]] and Balliol College, Oxford. Wrote satirical novels in the 1920s. Probably most famous for the ~~1931~~ dystopian novel ''[[Brave New World]]''.		Huxley's mother died when he was 14 years old. He was educated at [[Eton]] and Balliol College, Oxford. Wrote satirical novels in the 1920s. Probably most famous for the 1932 dystopian novel ''[[Brave New World]]''.

	Went to the USA in 1937. There experiments with new drugs and spiritualism. Aldous Huxley died on 22 November 1963, just a couple of hours after John F. Kennedy.		Went to the USA in 1937. There experiments with new drugs and spiritualism. Aldous Huxley died on 22 November 1963, just a couple of hours after John F. Kennedy.

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	Aldous Huxley was the grandson of Thomas Henry ("T.H.") Huxley, a zoologist and controversialist known as "Darwin's Bulldog" (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/library/02/2/l_022_09.html).		Aldous Huxley was the grandson of Thomas Henry ("T.H.") Huxley, a zoologist and controversialist known as "Darwin's Bulldog" (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/library/02/2/l_022_09.html).

	Huxley's mother died when he was 14 years old. He was educated at [[Eton]] and Balliol College, Oxford. Wrote satirical novels in the 1920s. Probably most famous for the 1931 dystopian novel ''Brave New World''.		Huxley's mother died when he was 14 years old. He was educated at [[Eton]] and Balliol College, Oxford. Wrote satirical novels in the 1920s. Probably most famous for the 1931 dystopian novel ''[[Brave New World]]''.

	Went to the USA in 1937. There experiments with new drugs and spiritualism. Aldous Huxley died on 22 November 1963, just a couple of hours after John F. Kennedy.		Went to the USA in 1937. There experiments with new drugs and spiritualism. Aldous Huxley died on 22 November 1963, just a couple of hours after John F. Kennedy.
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	~~http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Jhuxley.htm~~

	~~http://www.spiegel.de/lexikon/54338798.html~~

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	26 July 1894 (Godalming) - 22 November 1963 (Los Angeles). English author ~~and the most famous member of the worldwide known Huxley family~~. Full name Aldous Leonard Huxley.		26 July 1894 (Godalming) - 22 November 1963 (Los Angeles). English author. Full name Aldous Leonard Huxley.

	~~Almost all members of Huxley's family were successful and famous or at least important people. His father Leonard~~ Huxley~~, for instance,~~ was ~~a writer and schoolmaster, while his mother Julia Arnold founded~~ the ~~Prior's Field School in Aldous' native town Godalming.~~		Aldous Huxley was the grandson of Thomas Henry ("T.H.") Huxley, a zoologist and controversialist known as "Darwin's Bulldog" (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/library/02/2/l_022_09.html).
	~~Aldous Huxley's grandfather~~ Thomas Henry Huxley, ~~was~~ a zoologist and controversialist ~~and was called~~ "Darwin's Bulldog" (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/library/02/2/l_022_09.html).
	Huxley's mother died when he was 14 years old. Until then she educated him and taught him everything he had to know to be accepted in Eton College, where he later became a French teacher. Among his pupils were Stephen Runciman and [[George Orwell]]. The latter of the two might have been inspired by Huxley, writing his 1948 dystopia ''1984'', which was also set in London.

	~~Aldous~~ Huxley died ~~on 22 November 1963~~, ~~just a couple of hours after John F~~. ~~Kennedy, which was the reason why Huxley's death was not as present~~ in the ~~media as it probably would have been~~.		Huxley's mother died when he was 14 years old. He was educated at [[Eton]] and Balliol College, Oxford. Wrote satirical novels in the 1920s. Probably most famous for the 1931 dystopian novel ''Brave New World''.

	~~His works can be found in all three main literary genres (poetry, drama and prose).~~		Went to the USA in 1937. There experiments with new drugs and spiritualism. Aldous Huxley died on 22 November 1963, just a couple of hours after John F. Kennedy.
	~~His~~ most famous ~~work is~~ the 1931 dystopian novel ''Brave New World''. ~~The setting is London~~ in ~~the year of 2540 AD~~. ~~''Brave New World'' anticipates developments in reproductive technology~~ and ~~sleep-learning that combine to change society~~. ~~The future society is an embodiment~~ of ~~the ideals that form the basis of futurology~~. ~~The novel brought Huxley worldwide prominence and still today is one of the most influential dystopian novels of all times~~.

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	Almost all members of Huxley's family were successful and famous or at least important people. His father Leonard Huxley, for instance, was a writer and schoolmaster, while his mother Julia Arnold founded the Prior's Field School in Aldous' native town Godalming.		Almost all members of Huxley's family were successful and famous or at least important people. His father Leonard Huxley, for instance, was a writer and schoolmaster, while his mother Julia Arnold founded the Prior's Field School in Aldous' native town Godalming.
	Aldous Huxley's grandfather Thomas Henry Huxley, was a zoologist and controversialist and was called "Darwin's Bulldog" ( http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/library/02/2/l_022_09.html).		Aldous Huxley's grandfather Thomas Henry Huxley, was a zoologist and controversialist and was called "Darwin's Bulldog" (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/library/02/2/l_022_09.html).
	Huxley's mother died when he was 14 years old. Until then she educated him and taught him everything he had to know to be accepted in Eton College, where he later became a French teacher. Among his pupils were Stephen Runciman and [[George Orwell]]. The latter of the two might have been inspired by Huxley, writing his 1948 dystopia ''1984'', which was also set in London.		Huxley's mother died when he was 14 years old. Until then she educated him and taught him everything he had to know to be accepted in Eton College, where he later became a French teacher. Among his pupils were Stephen Runciman and [[George Orwell]]. The latter of the two might have been inspired by Huxley, writing his 1948 dystopia ''1984'', which was also set in London.

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	Almost all members of Huxley's family were successful and famous or at least important people. His father Leonard Huxley, for instance, was a writer and schoolmaster, while his mother Julia Arnold founded the Prior's Field School in Aldous' native town Godalming.		Almost all members of Huxley's family were successful and famous or at least important people. His father Leonard Huxley, for instance, was a writer and schoolmaster, while his mother Julia Arnold founded the Prior's Field School in Aldous' native town Godalming.
	Aldous Huxley's grandfather Thomas Henry Huxley, was a zoologist and controversialist and was called "Darwin's Bulldog" ~~[source??]~~.		Aldous Huxley's grandfather Thomas Henry Huxley, was a zoologist and controversialist and was called "Darwin's Bulldog" ( http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/library/02/2/l_022_09.html).
	Huxley's mother died when he was 14 years old. Until then she educated him and taught him everything he had to know to be accepted in Eton College, where he later became a French teacher. Among his pupils were Stephen Runciman and [[George Orwell]]. The latter of the two might have been inspired by Huxley, writing his 1948 dystopia ''1984'', which was also set in London.		Huxley's mother died when he was 14 years old. Until then she educated him and taught him everything he had to know to be accepted in Eton College, where he later became a French teacher. Among his pupils were Stephen Runciman and [[George Orwell]]. The latter of the two might have been inspired by Huxley, writing his 1948 dystopia ''1984'', which was also set in London.

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	~~Aldous Leonard Huxley was an English author and the most famous member of the worldwide known Huxley family.~~		26 July 1894 (Godalming) - 22 November 1963 (Los Angeles). English author and the most famous member of the worldwide known Huxley family. Full name Aldous Leonard Huxley.
	~~He was born on~~ 26 July 1894 in Godalming~~, UK and died on~~ 22 November 1963 ~~at the age of 69 in~~ Los Angeles~~, USA~~.
	~~His works can be found in all three main literary genres (poetry, drama~~ and ~~prose).~~
	~~His~~ most famous ~~work is the 1931 dystopian novel ''Brave New World''. The setting is London in the~~
	~~year of 2540 AD. ''Brave New World'' anticipates developments in reproductive technology and sleep-learning that combine to change society. The future society is an embodiment~~ of the ~~ideals that form the basis of futurology~~. ~~The novel brought~~ Huxley ~~worldwide prominence and still today is one of the most influential dystopian novels of all times~~.
	Almost all members of Huxley's family were successful and famous or at least important people. His father Leonard Huxley, for instance, was a writer and schoolmaster, while his mother Julia Arnold founded the Prior's Field School in Aldous' native town Godalming.		Almost all members of Huxley's family were successful and famous or at least important people. His father Leonard Huxley, for instance, was a writer and schoolmaster, while his mother Julia Arnold founded the Prior's Field School in Aldous' native town Godalming.
	Aldous' grandfather Thomas Henry Huxley, was a zoologist and controversialist and was called "Darwin's Bulldog".		Aldous Huxley's grandfather Thomas Henry Huxley, was a zoologist and controversialist and was called "Darwin's Bulldog" [source??].
	~~Aldous~~' mother died when he was 14 years old. Until then she educated him and taught him everything he had to know to be accepted in Eton College, where he later became a French teacher. Among his pupils were Stephen Runciman and George Orwell. The latter of the two might have been inspired by Huxley, writing his 1948 dystopia ''1984'', which was also set in London.		Huxley's mother died when he was 14 years old. Until then she educated him and taught him everything he had to know to be accepted in Eton College, where he later became a French teacher. Among his pupils were Stephen Runciman and [[George Orwell]]. The latter of the two might have been inspired by Huxley, writing his 1948 dystopia ''1984'', which was also set in London.
	Aldous Huxley died on 22 Novemeber 1963, just a couple of hours after John F. Kennedey, which was the reason why Huxley's death was not as present in the media as it probably would have been without John F. Kennedy's death.
	~~His name will always be associated with ''Brave New World'', which has been one of the greatest novels of 20-century English literature.~~


			Aldous Huxley died on 22 November 1963, just a couple of hours after John F. Kennedy, which was the reason why Huxley's death was not as present in the media as it probably would have been.

			His works can be found in all three main literary genres (poetry, drama and prose).
			His most famous work is the 1931 dystopian novel ''Brave New World''. The setting is London in the year of 2540 AD. ''Brave New World'' anticipates developments in reproductive technology and sleep-learning that combine to change society. The future society is an embodiment of the ideals that form the basis of futurology. The novel brought Huxley worldwide prominence and still today is one of the most influential dystopian novels of all times.