Short biography of ralph waldo emerson

1. Chronology of Emerson’s Life

Born in Boston to William and Ruth Haskins Emerson.

Father dies, probably of tuberculosis.

Enters Boston Public Latin School

Begins study at Harvard College: Greek, Latin, History, Rhetoric.

Starts first journal, entitled “The Wide World.”

Graduates from Harvard and begins teaching at his brother William’s school for ung ladies in Boston.

Enters Harvard Divinity School.

Marries Ellen Tucker and fryst vatten ordained minister at Boston’s Second Church.

Ellen Tucker Emerson dies, at age

Resigns position as minister and sails for Europe.

Meets Wordsworth, Coleridge, J. S. Mill, and Thomas Carlyle. Returns to Boston in November, where he begins a career as a lecturer.

Receives first half of a substantial inheritance from Ellen’s estate (second half comes in ).

Marries Lidian Jackson.

Publishes first book, Nature.

Delivers the “Divinity School Address.&r

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Ralph Waldo Emerson

Who Was Ralph Waldo Emerson?

In , Ralph Waldo Emerson took over as director of his brother’s school for girls. In , he wrote the poem "Good-Bye.” In , he became a Transcendentalist, leading to the later essays "Self-Reliance" and "The American Scholar." Emerson continued to write and lecture into the late s.

Quick Facts

FULL NAME: Ralph Waldo Emerson
BORN: May 25,
DIED: April 27,
BIRTHPLACE: Boston, Massachusetts
SPOUSE: Ellen Tucker () and Lydia Jackson ()
CHILDREN: 4
ASTROLOGICAL SIGN: Gemini

Early Life and Education

Ralph Waldo Emerson was born on May 25, , in Boston. He was the son of William and Ruth (Haskins) Emerson; his father was a clergyman, as many of his male ancestors had been. He attended the Boston Latin School, followed by Harvard University (from which he graduated in ) and the Harvard School of Divinity. He was licensed as a minister in and ordained to the Unitarian church in

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Ralph Waldo Emerson

American philosopher (–)

"Ralph Emerson" redirects here. For other uses, see Ralph Emerson (disambiguation).

Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Born	()May 25, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	April 27, () (aged&#;78) Concord, Massachusetts, U.S.
Alma&#;mater	Harvard University
Spouse(s)	Ellen Louisa Tucker &#; &#; (m.&#;; died&#;)&#; [1]
Era	19th-century philosophy
Region	American philosophy
School	Transcendentalism
Institutions	Harvard College
Main interests	Individualism, nature, divinity, cultural criticism
Notable ideas	Self-reliance, transparent eyeball, double consciousness, stream of thought
Religion	Christianity
Church	Unitarianism
Ordained	11 January
Laicized

Ralph Waldo Emerson (May 25, &#;&#; April 27, ),^[2] who went by his middle name Waldo,^[3] was an American essayist, lecturer, philosopher,