Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882

Emerson was an American essayist and poet. James Elliot Cabot (1821-1903) was a long time friend of Emerson's and acted for a while as his secretary. He published A Memoir of Ralph Waldo Emerson in 1887.

American philosopher, essayist, poet, lecturer, Transcendentalist; resident of Concord, Mass. Born in Boston, 5/25/1803; died in Concord, 4/27/1882. Graduated from Harvard College 1821. While at Harvard, began to keep journals that served as source material for lectures, which in turn served as source material for books.

American writer.

An American philosopher, essayist, and poet, best remembered for leading the Transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century.

American philosopher, essayist, poet, and lecturer; resident of Concord, Mass., and member of the First Parish in Concord. John Brown, Jr., to whom the letter is addressed, was clerk of the First Parish from 1856 until his death, a member of the Standing Committee of the church, a deacon, and superintendent of the Sunday school.

Emerson was an American essayist and poet. James Elliot Cabot (1821-1903) was a long-time friend of Emerson and acted for a while as his secretary. He published A Memoir of Ralph Waldo Emerson in 1887.

Beginning in 1959 and spanning multiple decades, the Harvard University Press published the Early lectures of Ralph Waldo Emerson, edited by Stephen E. Whicher and Robert E. Spiller and The journals and miscellaneous notebooks of Ralph Waldo Emerson, edited by William H. Gilman, Alfred R. Ferguson, Ralph H. Orth and many others. The Ralph Waldo Emerson Memorial Association was closely involved in the work of these publications.

Ralph Waldo Emerson was an American essayist, poet, and philosopher.

Reverend Caleb Stetson, 1793-1870, Unitarian pastor in Medford and Scituate, Massachusetts.

Oration delivered by philosopher, essayist, poet, and Concord (Mass.) resident Emerson at public celebration in Concord of second centennial of incorporation of town, Sept. 12, 1835.

Emerson was an American essayist and poet, and a New England Transcendentalist.

American man of letters.

Poet and writer, of Concord (Middlesex Co.), Mass.

Ralph Waldo Emerson was an American lecturer, poet, and essayist, and the leading exponent of New England Transcendentalism.

Ralph Waldo Emerson was an American essayist, poet and philosopher.

American author.

Author and poet.

Beginning in 1960 and spanning multiple decades, the Belknap Press imprint at the Harvard University Press, published The Journals and Miscellaneous Notebooks of Ralph Waldo Emerson, edited by William H. Gilman, Alfred R. Ferguson, Ralph H. Orth and others. Volume IX was published in 1971.

Emerson was an American essayist, poet, and philosopher.

American essayist and poet.

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Lydia Maria Child, born in Medford, Massachusetts in 1802, published on numerous subjects, including domestic advice, children's literature, abolition and religion, and was an active abolitionist in New York and Massachusetts. She died in 1880.

Ralph Waldo Emerson is the quintessentially American literary figure of the 19th century, providing the conceptual bridge from a Puritan past to a genuine literary tradition. Essayist, lecturer, philosopher, poet, and organizer of the Transcendentalist movement, Emerson's work and thought continue to serve as a touchstone for American art and philosophy.

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882), author.

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American essayist and poet.

Beginning in 1959 and spanning multiple decades, the Harvard University Press published the Early lectures of Ralph Waldo Emerson, edited by Stephen E. Whicher and Robert E. Spiller, and The journals and miscellaneous notebooks of Ralph Waldo Emerson, edited by William H. Gilman, Alfred R. Ferguson, Ralph H. Orth and many others. The Ralph Waldo Emerson Memorial Association was closely involved in the work of these publications.

One letter (ALS) from Ralph Waldo Emerson to Mr. [Slack?] requesting his assistance in obtaining newspaper coverage for a lecture. Concord, Mass., 3 Dec. 1861.

Ralph Waldo Emerson was an American essayist and poet.

One letter (ALS) from Ralph Waldo Emerson to Daniel Ricketson, thanking him for his book "The History of New Bedford", and mentioning, re Henry David Thoreau, "We were all concerned that Mr. Thoreau would [prod her?] at the Music Hall on Sunday. From private reports I infer that he made a just impression." Concord, Mass., 11 October 1859.

American philosopher, essayist, poet, lecturer, Transcendentalist; resident of Concord, Mass. Born in Boston, 5/25/1803; died in Concord, 4/27/1882. Father: William Emerson, pastor of First Church, Boston (d. 1811). Education influenced by aunt Mary Moody Emerson. Entered Harvard 1817; teachers included George Ticknor, Edward Everett, Edward Tyrrel Channing; graduated 1821. At Harvard, began to keep journals that later served as source material for lectures, which served as source material for books. Taught school before entering Harvard Divinity School.

(Cont.) Approved as candidate for Unitarian ministry 1826. In 1829, married Ellen Louisa Tucker, who died 1831. Became colleague of Rev. Henry Ware at Second Church in Boston 1829; resigned 1832. Toured Europe 1832-1833; met Carlyle, Wordsworth, Coleridge. On return to Boston, turned to lecturing as source of income. His Transcendentalism, expressed in 1st book Nature (1836), was shaped by reading German authors, Wordsworth, Plato, Neoplatonists, Eastern writings, Montaigne, & Swedenborg. In 1834, settled in Concord, home of ancestors Peter Bulkeley (founder & first minister of town).

(Cont.) & William Emerson. Married Lydia Jackson of Plymouth 1835. Friend of Thoreau, Alcott, Margaret Fuller, & others among Transcendentalists. "American Scholar" speech published 1837, "Divinity School Address" 1838. Dial was started 1840 with Emerson as major contributor, later editor. First series of Essays published 1842, second 1844, Poems 1847. Journeyed again to England & France 1847-1848. Spoke out against slavery during 1850's. One of founders of Saturday Club, 1855. Travelled to California, where he met John Muir, 1871. Concord home burned 1872.

(Cont.) Went abroad, returning to Concord to find home rebuilt through largesse of friends. Final decade marked by progressive mental decline. Son Edward Waldo Emerson edited posthumous ed. of complete works (published 1903-04), also journals (1909-14). James Elliot Cabot was literary executor.

American philosopher, essayist, poet, lecturer, Transcendentalist; resident of Concord, Mass. Born in Boston, 5/25/1803; died in Concord, 4/27/1882. Father: William Emerson, pastor of First Church in Boston (d. 1811). Education influenced by aunt, Mary Moody Emerson. Entered Harvard in 1817; teachers included George Ticknor, Edward Everett, Edward Tyrrel Channing; graduated 1821. At Harvard, began to keep journals that later served as source material for lectures, which in turn served as source material for books. Taught school before entering Harvard.

(Cont.) Divinity School. Approved as candidate for Unitarian ministry in 1826. In 1829, married Ellen Louisa Tucker, who died 1831. Became colleague of Rev. Henry Ware at Second Church in Boston 1829; resigned 1832. Toured Europe 1832-1833; met Carlyle, Wordsworth, Coleridge. On return to Boston, turned to lecturing, as source of income. His Transcendentalism, expressed in first book Nature (1836), was shaped by reading German authors, Wordsworth, Plato, Neoplatonists, Eastern writings, Montaigne, and Swedenborg. In 1834, settled in Concord, home of ancestors Peter Bulkeley.

(Cont.) (founder and first minister of town) and William Emerson. In 1835, married Lydia Jackson of Plymouth. Friend of Thoreau, Alcott, Margaret Fuller, and others among Transcendentalists. "American Scholar" speech published 1837, "Divinity School Address" 1838. The Dial was started 1840 with Emerson as major contributor, later editor. First series of Essays published 1842, second 1844, Poems 1847. Journeyed again to England and France 1847-48. Spoke out against slavery during 1850's. One of founders of Saturday Club, 1855. Travelled to California, where he met John Muir, 1871. In 1872.

(Cont.) his Concord home burned. Went abroad, returning home to find public welcome and home rebuilt through largesse of friends. Final decade marked by progressive mental decline. Son Edward Waldo Emerson edited posthumous ed. of complete works (published 1903-04), also journals (1909-1914). (Another ed. of journals published by Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1960-1982.) James Elliot Cabot was literary executor.

Ralph Waldo Emerson--American philosopher, essayist, poet, lecturer, and resident of Concord, Mass.--became acquainted with Charles King Newcomb in 1840. Newcomb, born 1820, was a son of Lieutenant Henry S. Newcomb and Rhoda Mardenborough Newcomb. Graduated from Brown University 1837. Boarded at Brook Farm 1841-1845. Lived primarily in Providence 1845-1865. Joined Tenth Rhode Island Volunteers 1862; sent to defend Washington from possible Confederate attack. Lived in Philadelphia 1866-1871, in Europe 1871-1894. Died in Paris 1894. Diarist, admirer of Swedenborgian philosophy.

(Cont.) poet, friend and correspondent of Margaret Fuller as well as of Emerson. Newcomb's only published work was "The First Dolon" (from "The Two Dolons"), contributed to the Dial for July, 1842.

Ralph Waldo Emerson was born in Boston on 25 May 1803. Emerson was educated at Boston Latin School, 1812-1817 and at Harvard College, 1821-1825. In 1822 he published his first article in The Christian Disciple . Emerson was admitted to Harvard Divinity School in 1825 and was ordained minister of a Unitarian Church in Boston in 1829, where he remained until October 1832.

On resigning his only pastoral post, because of doctrinal disputes, Emerson embarked upon the first of three trips to Europe in December 1832, during which time meetings with other writers developed his notions of the transcendent. On returning to the United States in 1834, Emerson settled in Concord, Massachusetts, which became a centre of Transcendentalism. The following year Emerson published Nature , which stated the movement's main principles. Throughout his life Emerson lectured and wrote on philosophy, literature, slavery and religion. Emerson died in Concord, age 78, on 27 April 1882

Ralph Waldo Emerson was born in Boston on 25 May 1803. Emerson was educated at Boston Latin School, 1812-1817 and at Harvard College, 1821-1825. In 1822 he published his first article in The Christian Disciple. Emerson was admitted to Harvard Divinity School in 1825 and was ordained minister of a Unitarian Church in Boston in 1829, where he remained until October 1832.

On resigning his only pastoral post, because of doctrinal disputes, Emerson embarked upon the first of three trips to Europe in December 1832, during which time meetings with other writers developed his notions of the transcendent. On returning to the United States in 1834, Emerson settled in Concord, Massachusetts, which became a centre of Transcendentalism. The following year Emerson published Nature, which stated the movement's main principles. Throughout his life Emerson lectured and wrote on philosophy, literature, slavery and religion. Emerson died in Concord, age 78, on 27 April 1882.