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Colin Wilson

Colin Henry Wilson was a British author who had written works on philosophy, true crime, and mysticism, as well as novels. He was born and raised in Leicester, England, the son of a factory worker. He attended school until he was 16, at which point he quit to work in a wool warehouse. He worked other odd jobs, including as a lab assistant and a civil servant, until he was called up to work as a clerk for the Royal Air Force. He worked there for six months until claiming that he was a homosexual in order to be dismissed. In 1956, his first book, The Outsider, was published.

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British writer and philosopher (1931-2013)

Born 26 June 1931
Died 5 December 2013

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British writer and philosopher (1931-2013)

Born 26 June 1931
Died 5 December 2013
Subjects
History, Biography, Fiction, Murder, Curiosities and wonders, Occultism, Parapsychology, Philosophy, Civilization, History and criticism, Crime, Fiction, general, Criminals, Criticism and interpretation, Fiction in English, Psychology, Existentialism, Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Miscellanea, Occultists, Serial murderers, Spiders, English Authors, Fiction, science fiction, general, Histoire
Places
United States, Austria, England, Great Britain, London, Russia, Whitechapel (London, England), Egypt, Inglaterra, Londres, Soho (London, England), Soviet Union, Sweden, West Country, West Country (England)
People
Colin Wilson (1931-), Abraham H. Maslow, Bernard Shaw (1856-1950), Georges Ivanovitch Gurdjieff (1872-1949), Abraham Harold Maslow, Grigori Efimovich Rasputin (ca. 1870-1916), Jack the Ripper, Jean-Paul Sartre (1905-1980), Rudolf Steiner (1861-1925), Wilhelm Reich (1897-1957), Albert Camus (1913-1960), Aleister Crowley (1875-1947), Arthur Guirdham, August Strindberg (1849-1912), B. Traven (1882-1969), Brad Absetz (1928-), C. G. Jung (1875-1961), Cinque, Dan H. Laurence, David Lindsay (1876-1945), Eunice Beattie, Eunice Beattle, Grigori Efimovich, ca. 1870-1916 Rasputin, Grigoriĭ Rasputin (1872?-1916), Grigory Yefimovich Rasputin (1871-1916)
Time
20th century, 19th century, 1956, 20e siècle, 20th Century, Siglo XX, To 332 B.C.

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September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
October 24, 2014 Edited by JR Edited without comment.
November 23, 2013 Edited by Sarah Breau Added bio, removed alternate names, added Wikipedia page
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import