Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) was an American essayist as well as the foremost representative of the transcendentalist movement of the early to mid-19th century. Known mostly for his essays Self-Reliance, The American Scholar, and Nature, he was also a major poet, although he did not consider himself one.
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1803 - 1882Life of transcendentalist essayist Ralph Waldo Emerson.
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1836Ralph Waldo Emerson publishes his essay Nature.
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1837Ralph Waldo Emerson writes The American Scholar.
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1841Ralph Waldo Emerson publishes his Essays, including Self-Reliance.
