Henry David Thoreau
American naturalist and essayist
Henry David Thoreau was an American naturalist, essayist, poet, and philosopher. A leading transcendentalist, he is best known for his book Walden, a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings, and his essay "Civil Disobedience", an... Wikipedia
Born: July 12, 1817, Concord, MA
Died: May 6, 1862 (age 44 years), Concord, MA
Influenced by: Nathaniel Hawthorne, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Charles Darwin, and more
Parents: Cynthia Dunbar and John Thoreau
Alma mater: Harvard College
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