Ralph Waldo Emerson

1803 – 1882 United States

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Who was Ralph Waldo Emerson?

American philosopher (1803–1882)

Biographical data adapted from Wikipedia’s article on Ralph Waldo Emerson (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Born

Boston

Died

1882

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Nationality

Zodiac Sign

Gemini

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