- He currently lives in London with his wife, Charlotte, and their two young sons - Samuel (b. September 2004) and Saul (b. September 2006).
- He is the only son of Gilbert de Botton and Jacqueline Burgauer (his parents were married in 1962 and divorced in 1988 - his father married Janet Wolfson in 1990). He also has one sister named Miel. His father passed away from a heart attack in 2000.
- He was born in Switzerland, but grew up primarily in England. As a result, he speaks three languages: English, French and German.
- His deepest literary influences include Nicholson Baker, Julian Barnes, Roland Barthes and Milan Kundera.
- His favourite philosophers are Epicurus, Montaigne, Nietzsche, Plato, Schopenhauer, Seneca and Socrates.
- Currently promoting "The Architecture Of Happiness" (his latest novel). (October 2006)
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