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Henry David Thoreau

Henry David Thoreau (born David Henry Thoreau; July 12, 1817 – May 6, 1862) 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" (originally published as "Resistance to Civil Government")…

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Alma mater
Harvard College
Born
David Henry Thoreau (1817-07-12)July 12, 1817 Concord, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died
May 6, 1862(1862-05-06) (aged 44) Concord, Massachusetts, U.S.
Era
19th-century philosophy
Main interests
Ethics · poetry · religion · politics · biology
Notable ideas
Abolitionism · tax resistance · development criticism · civil disobedience · conscientious objection

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related to Early life and education, 1817–1837 · 24
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related to "Civil Disobedience" and the Walden years, 1845–1850 · 20
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Henry David Thoreau → Abolitionism, civil disobedience, conscientious objection, development criticism, direct action, Economic materialism, Empirical Naturalism, environmentalism, Humanism, Media consumption, simple living, tax resistance, Welfarism
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Henry David Thoreau → David Henry Thoreau (1817-07-12)July 12, 1817 Concord, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died · 1
Henry David Thoreau → May 6, 1862(1862-05-06) (aged 44) Concord, Massachusetts, U.S.

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