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Henry David Thoreau
Henricus David Thoreau la
American essayist, poet, and philosopher (1817–1862)
- Child of John Thoreau and Cynthia Dunbar
- Dated 12 July 1817 CE – 6 May 1862 CE
Overview
American essayist, poet, and philosopher (1817–1862)Wikidata record description. Read Henry David Thoreau in the Wikipedia reader.
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Affiliation
As a third party recorded it, often for one period of a life.
Family tree
The family as a list · 6
Family 6
- child of (mother) Cynthia Dunbar 1787 -
- child of (father) John Thoreau (8 Oct 1787 - certain 3 Feb 1859)
- sibling of Helen Thoreau 22 Oct 1812 - 14 Jun 1849
- sibling of John Thoreau Jr. est. 5 Jul 1815 - 11 Jan 1842
- sibling of Sophia Elizabeth Thoreau American naturalist, book editor and botanical collector (1819-1876)
- married to married to: recorded as none
Connections
Documented influence 15
- was influenced by Aeschylus
- was influenced by Alexander von Humboldt
- was influenced by Aristotle Greek philosopher
- was influenced by Bhagavad Gita
- was influenced by Cato the Elder
- was influenced by Charles Darwin English naturalist and biologist (1809–1882)
- was influenced by Cynicism
- was influenced by Homer reputed author of the Iliad and the Odyssey
- was influenced by Pindar
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- was influenced by Quakers Christian denominational family (1652–)
- was influenced by Ralph Waldo Emerson
- was influenced by Thomas Carlyle
- influenced Leo Tolstoy Russian author (1828–1910)
- influenced Mahatma Gandhi Indian independence activist (1869–1948)
- influenced Martin Luther King Jr. American Baptist minister and civil rights leader (1929–1968)
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