Aldos Leonard Huxley bol významný anglický spisovateľ a filozof. Narodil sa v Surrvey do rodiny akademikov, ktorá sa zaoberala prírodovedným a humanitným vedám. Z tohto dôvodu Huxley nechodil do školy a bol v opatere súkromných učiteľov.
Aldos Leonard Huxley bol významný anglický spisovateľ a filozof. Narodil sa v Surrvey do rodiny akademikov, ktorá sa zaoberala prírodovedným a humanitným vedám. Z tohto dôvodu Huxley nechodil do školy a bol v opatere súkromných učiteľov.
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