"When you get the message, hang up the phone." - Alan Watts, famous death Nov. 16

Alan Wilson Watts (6 January 1915 – 16 November 1973) was a British philosopher, writer, and speaker, best known as an interpreter and popularizer of Eastern philosophy for a Western audience.

He wrote more than 25 books and numerous articles on subjects such as personal identity, the true nature of reality, higher consciousness, meaning of life, concepts and images of God and the non-material pursuit of happiness. In his books he relates his experience to scientific knowledge and to the teachings of Eastern and Western religion, spirituality and philosophy.

Full name Alan Wilson Watts
Born 6 January 1915(1915-01-06)
Chislehurst, Kent, England
Died 16 November 1973(1973-11-16) (aged 58)
Mt. Tamalpais, California

Era Contemporary philosophy
Region Eastern Philosophy
School Zen Buddhism · Hinduism · Pantheism · Religious naturalism · Taoism
Main interests Personal identity · Higher consciousness · Aesthetics · Public Ethics

(-Wikipedia)