1817–1862 · American essayist, poet and philosopher
Henry David Thoreau

Henry David Thoreau was an American essayist, poet, and philosopher.
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About Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau was an American essayist, poet, and philosopher. He was born in Concord, Massachusetts, in 1817 and died there in 1862. He lived beside Walden Pond from 1845 to 1847. His writings include Civil Disobedience (1849), Walden (1854), Walking (1862), and Cape Cod (1865), published after his death.
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- 1817
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- 1862
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