Biography:As leader of the Transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century, he was a champion of individualism and a prescient critic of the countervailing pressures of society. He remains among the linchpins of the American romantic movement.
Born:May 25, 1803 Birthplace:Boston, Massachusetts, USA Star Sign:Gemini
1835-09-14 American leading transcendentalist Ralph Waldo Emerson (33) marries 2nd wife Lydia (Lidian) Jackson in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
Historical Events
1836-09-09 Ralph Waldo Emerson publishes his influential essay "Nature" in the US, outlining his beliefs in transcendentalism
1837-08-31 Ralph Waldo Emerson gives his famous "The American Scholar" speech to Phi Beta Kappa Society at Harvard College, Cambridge, Massachusetts, declares American literary independence from Europe
1862-02-01 Ralph Waldo Emerson and Charles Sumner meet with President Abraham Lincoln at The White House, Washington
Quotes by Ralph Waldo Emerson
"People seem not to see that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character."
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
John Milton
Pierre Corneille
Robert Browning
Rupert Brooke
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