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Henry David Thoreau
1817 – 1862
American essayist, poet, and philosopher (1817–1862)
- United States
- American
- Transcendentalism
- western-philosophy
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About
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 argument in favor of citizen disobedience against an unjust state.
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1817 – 1862
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