Henry David Thoreau
Deceased Q131149

Henry David Thoreau

American essayist, poet, and philosopher (1817–1862)

Born: July 12, 1817 (1817) · Wheeler-Minot Farmhouse
Died: May 6, 1862 (1862) · Concord
Age at death: 44 years
Cause of death: tuberculosis
Manner of death: natural causes
Nationality United States
Occupation writer, autobiographer, philosopher, poet, translator, environmentalist, essayist, naturalist, diarist, abolitionist, ecologist
Field of work political philosophy, history, ethics, social philosophy, writing, philosophy of religion, naturalism
Education Harvard College, Harvard University
Gender male

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