Alain de Botton, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Alain de Botton

Swiss-born British philosopher and writer

Date of Birth: 20-Dec-1969

Place of Birth: Zürich, canton of Zürich, Switzerland

Profession: writer, journalist, publisher, philosopher

Nationality: Switzerland, United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Alain de Botton, FRSL (; born 20 December 1969) is a Swiss-born British philosopher and author.
His books discuss various contemporary subjects and themes, emphasizing philosophy's relevance to everyday life.
He published Essays in Love (1993), which went on to sell two million copies.
Other bestsellers include How Proust Can Change Your Life (1997), Status Anxiety (2004) and The Architecture of Happiness (2006). He co-founded The School of Life in 2008 and Living Architecture in 2009.
In 2015, he was awarded "The Fellowship of Schopenhauer", an annual writers' award from the Melbourne Writers Festival, for this work.