Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Summary
Ralph Waldo Emerson was born on May 25, 1803[1], in Boston[2]. He died on April 27, 1882[3], in Concord[4]. He worked as a philosopher[5], poet[6], writer[7], essayist[8], and diarist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.42% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,836 views/month, #4,157 of 1,000,298).[10]
Key Facts
- Date of birth: 1803[11]
- Date of death: 1882[12]
- Place of burial: Sleepy Hollow Cemetery[13]
- Father: William Emerson[14]
- Mother: Ruth Haskins[15]
- Spouse: Lidian Jackson Emerson[16], Ellen Louisa Tucker[17]
- Child: Edith Emerson Forbes[18], Edward Waldo Emerson[19]
- Country of citizenship: United States[20]
- Occupation: biographer[21], Unitarian pastor[22], Christian minister[23], orator[24], abolitionist[25], librettist[26], parson[27]
- Field of work: philosophy[28], capitalism[29], individualism[30], mysticism[31], creative and professional writing[32], pastoral care[33]
- Educated at: Harvard Divinity School[34], Harvard College[35], Harvard University[36]
- Notable work: Concord Hymn[37], The Humble-Bee[38], Music[39], Thine Eyes still shined[40], Waldeinsamkeit[41], Woodnotes I[42]
- Award received: Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[43]
- Member of: American Academy of Arts and Sciences[44], American Philosophical Society[45]
- Religion or worldview: Unitarianism[46]
- Influenced by: Michel de Montaigne[47], Emmanuel Swedenborg[48], Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel[49], Plato[50], Hafez[51]
- Sex or gender: male[52]
- Movement: Western philosophy[53]
- Genre: transcendentalism[54]
- Commons category: Ralph Waldo Emerson[55]
- Cause of death: pneumonia[56]
- Family name: Emerson[57]
- Given name: Ralph[58], Waldo[59]
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Type: Person[60]
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Country: US[61]
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Began / founded: 1803-05-25[62]
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Ended / dissolved: 1882-04-27[63]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Ralph Waldo Emerson include Emerson Collective[65], Emerson String Quartet[66], Ralph Waldo Emerson Award[67], and Emersonella[68].
Why It Matters
Ralph Waldo Emerson has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[69] He is known by 62 alternative names across languages and contexts.[70]
He has been cited as an influence by Friedrich Nietzsche[71], a philosopher[72], 1844–1900[73], of Kingdom of Prussia[74], specialised in classical philology[75]; Henry David Thoreau[76], a poet[77], 1817–1862[78], of United States[79], awarded the Hall of Fame for Great Americans[80], specialised in writing[81]; Walt Whitman[82], a writer[83], 1819–1892[84], of United States[85], awarded the New Jersey Hall of Fame[86]; Emily Dickinson[87], a writer[88], 1830–1886[89], of United States[90], awarded the National Women's Hall of Fame[91]; Robert Frost[92], a poet[93], 1874–1963[94], of United States[95], awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry[96]; and Emma Goldman[97], an anarchist[98], 1869–1940[99], of Russian Empire[100], specialised in philosophy[101].
Works attributed to him include Representative Men[102], Nature[103], and Concord Hymn[104]. Entities named for him include Emerson Collective[65], Emerson String Quartet[66], Ralph Waldo Emerson Award[67], and Emersonella[68].
FAQs
Where was Ralph Waldo Emerson born?
Ralph Waldo Emerson was born in Boston[2].
Where did Ralph Waldo Emerson die?
Ralph Waldo Emerson passed away in Concord[4].
Who were Ralph Waldo Emerson's parents?
Ralph Waldo Emerson's father was William Emerson[14]. Ralph Waldo Emerson's mother was Ruth Haskins[15].
Who was Ralph Waldo Emerson married to?
Ralph Waldo Emerson's spouses include Lidian Jackson Emerson[16] and Ellen Louisa Tucker[17].
What did Ralph Waldo Emerson do for work?
Ralph Waldo Emerson worked as a philosopher[5], poet[6], writer[7], essayist[8], and diarist[9].
Where did Ralph Waldo Emerson go to school?
Ralph Waldo Emerson was educated at Harvard Divinity School[34], Harvard College[35], and Harvard University[36].
What awards did Ralph Waldo Emerson receive?
Honors received include Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[43].
Who did Ralph Waldo Emerson influence?
Ralph Waldo Emerson has been cited as an influence by Friedrich Nietzsche[71], Henry David Thoreau[76], Walt Whitman[82], and Emily Dickinson[87].