John Huxley

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gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:The_Royal_Society
gptkb:The_British_Academy
gptkbp:awards Commander of the Order of the British Empire
gptkbp:birthDate 1917-06-22
gptkbp:children Julian Huxley
Matthew Huxley
Catherine Huxley
gptkbp:deathDate 2012-02-12
gptkbp:education gptkb:Oxford_University
gptkbp:famousQuote "The most important thing is to be able to see the world as it is, not as you want it to be."
"Words can be like X-rays if you use them properly—they’ll go through anything. You read and you’re pierced."
gptkbp:field Literature
Philosophy
Psychology
Science
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:John_Huxley
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label John Huxley
gptkbp:influenced Counterculture of the 1960s
Psychedelic movement
Transhumanism
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Carl_Jung
gptkb:Sigmund_Freud
Aldous Huxley
gptkbp:knownFor Philosophical writings
Cultural commentary
Critique of modern society
Exploring human consciousness
Advocating for psychedelics
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:The_Doors_of_Perception
Brave New World
Island
gptkbp:occupation Author
gptkbp:placeOfBirth Godalming,_Surrey,_England
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Los_Angeles,_California,_USA
gptkbp:residence gptkb:California
gptkb:Hawaii
gptkb:London
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Margaret_Huxley
gptkbp:website www.huxley.net