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Alain de Botton, FRSL (; born 20 December 1969) is a Swiss-born, British-based philosopher, writer, and television presenter. His books and television programmes discuss various contemporary subjects and themes, emphasizing philosophy's relevance to everyday life. At 23, 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 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The School of Life – Homepage )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Official Bio )〕 and later that year was appointed an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Alain de Botton's Living Architecture Project )〕 He co-founded Living Architecture in 2009, and in 2015 was awarded "The Fellowship of Schopenhauer", an annual writers award from the Melbourne Writers Festival, for this work. In 2011, de Botton was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature (FRSL).〔(Royal Society of Literature website ); accessed 1 March 2014.〕 ==Early life and family== He was born in Zurich, the son of Jacqueline (née Burgauer) and Gilbert de Botton, who was born in Alexandria, Egypt and expelled (along with the rest of the Jewish community) under Nasser. Gilbert went to live and work in Switzerland, where he co-founded an investment firm, Global Asset Management; his family was estimated to have been worth £234 million in 1999.〔, 1999 Sunday Times Rich List now behind a paywall〕 De Botton's Swiss-born mother was Ashkenazi, and his father was from a Sephardic Jewish family from the town of Boton in Castile and León. De Botton's ancestors include Abraham de Boton.〔("Gilbert de Botton" ), ''The Telegraph'', obituaries, 30 August 2000.〕 De Botton's paternal grandmother was Yolande Harmer. He has one sister, Miel, and they received a secular upbringing. Alain spent the first twelve years of his life in Switzerland where he was brought up speaking French and German. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alain de Botton」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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