Aldous huxley biography history

Early Life

Aldous Huxley was born on the 26^th of July in in Godalming in the county, Surrey. His parents were Leonard Huxley, a famous schoolmaster and writer, and Julia Arnold, founder of a private school.

Since he belonged to an upper-class, his parent’s literary ideas collaborated a lot in his early growth. In , he lost his mother and in , he became ill with a fatal disease, which left him blind two to three years. Thomas Henry Huxley, the zoologist, agnostic, and controversialist, was Aldous’ grandfather.

Education

Aldous’s educational journey started in his father’s well-equipped laboratory.

Later, he was admitted to Hillside School, followed by Eton College.

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His mother taught him at school until she became ill and died, leaving him in the midst of troubles. During these years, the attack of Keratitis Punctata disease stole his dream of becoming a doctor. Later, he considered it a blessing.

In , he was enrolled at Balliol College, Oxford, where he studied E