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Ralph Waldo Emerson (May 25, 1803 – April 27, 1882)
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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|Ralph Waldo Emerson |
|[pic] |
|Emerson in 1857 |
|Born |May 25, 1803 |
| |Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
|Died |April 27, 1882 (aged 78) |
| |Concord, Massachusetts, U.S. |
|Residence |United States |
|Nationality |American |
|Era |19th century philosophy |
|Region |Western Philosophy |
|School |Transcendentalism |
|Main interests |Individualism, mysticism |
|Institutions |Harvard College |
|Notable ideas |Self-reliance, over-soul |
|Influenced by[show] |
|Influenced[show] |
|Signature |[pic] |

Ralph Waldo Emerson (May 25, 1803 – April 27, 1882) was an American essayist, lecturer, and poet, who led the Transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century. He was seen as a champion of individualism and a prescient critic of the countervailing pressures of society, and he disseminated his thoughts through dozens of published essays and more than 1,500 public lectures across the United States.
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