Henry David Thoreau

Quick Facts

Full Name	Henry David Thoreau
Occupation	Novelist
Date Of Birth	Jul 12, 1817(1817-07-12)
Age	207
Date Of Death	May 6, 1862
Birthplace	Concord
Country	United States
Birth City	Massachusetts
Horoscope	Cancer

Henry David Thoreau Biography

Henry David Thoreau is one of the most popular and richest Novelist who was born on July 12, 1817 in Concord, Massachusetts, United States. American philosopher, naturalist, and author. He is most well-known for Walden, a literary masterpiece that promotes a simple life in nature. He was an important figure in the Transcendentalist movement, and was also a prominent opponent of abolition.

His works were influential in the literary development His works influenced the literary development of Leo Tolstoy..

As the sons of John Thoreau, a pencil maker, and Cynthia Dunbar, he grew up in Concord with his two older siblings. Henry David Thoreau built his own house in the woods, and lived in solitude in nature. This was an experiment that inspired Walden, his literary masterpiece.

Henry David Thoreau Net Worth

Henry David Thoreau is one of the richest Novelist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Henry David Thoreau 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Harvard University offered him courses in rhetoric, classics and philosophy. However, he refused to pay the $5 fee for his diploma. His mentor, He took courses in rhetoric, classics, philosophy, mathematics, and science at Harvard University, but refused to pay the five dollar fee for his diploma. He published his first essays in the early 1840s, at the urging of his friend and mentor, Ralph Waldo Emerson., encouraged him to publish his first essays in 1840s.

Civil Disobedience was his famous political essay that was published in 1849.

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Henry Ranked on the list of most popular Novelist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Henry David Thoreau celebrates birthday on July 12 of every year.

What was Henry David Thoreau most known for?

What is Henry David Thoreau known for? American essayist, poet, and practical philosopher Henry David Thoreau is renowned for having lived the doctrines of Transcendentalism as recorded in his masterwork, Walden (1854). He was also an advocate of civil liberties, as evidenced in the essay “Civil Disobedience” (1849).

What did Henry David Thoreau fight for?

Thoreau held deeply felt political views, opposing slavery and the Mexican- American War. He made a strong case for acting on one’s individual conscience and not blindly following laws and government policy. “The only obligation which I have a right to assume is to do at any time what I think right,” he wrote.

What did Henry David Thoreau do for slavery?

Of overriding importance to Thoreau was his refusal to sanction the evil institution of slavery , and thus his violation of the Fugitive Slave Laws and his participation in the Underground Railway to freedom for escaped slaves.

What does Henry Thoreau believe?

He was a well-known advocate of transcendentalism, or the belief in the inherent goodness of people and nature, making a virtue of self-reliance. In his essay On the Duty of Civil Disobedience, Thoreau once wrote “That government is best which governs not at all”.

What is Thoreau's philosophy of life?

He partially withdrew from society, so he could experience life more directly, being able to confront it on its simplest terms. In doing so, Thoreau wanted to “ suck out all the marrow of life ,” which means he sought to ingest the vitality at the core of life itself—as “marrow” signified the best aspect of an entity.