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Watts, Alan (Witson) 1915-1973. British-born
US philosopher. Educated in England, Watts
was a longtime student of Eastern religions
and published The Spirit of Zen 1936. He
emigrated to the USA 1939, graduated from the
Seabury-Weston Theological Seminary, and was
ordained in the Episcopal Church 1944.
Briefly serving as chaplain at Northwestern
University, he moved to California and taught
philosophy at the College of the Pacific
1951-57. As a popular lecturer and author, he
became a spiritual leader of the `beat
generation' of the 1950s. His books include
The Way of Zen 1957.