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(1803-1882) Writer, social activist. Ralph Waldo Emerson often visited his brother, Richmond County Judge William Emerson, who lived in Staten Island, New York from 1837 to 1864.

Full Name

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Locations

Richmond

Author's Timeline


1803

BIRTH

Ralph Waldo Emerson was born in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1803.

1836

LITWORK

Nature


Pamphlet.

1837

OTHER

Often visited his brother, Richmond County Judge William Emerson, who lived in Staten Island, New York, from 1837 to 1864.

1841

LITWORK

Essays: First Series


Includes "Compensation", "Self-Reliance", and "Circles".

1844

LITWORK

Essays: Second Series


Collection of essays.

1847

LITWORK

Poems


Collection of poetry.

1850

LITWORK

Representative Men: Seven Lectures


Collection of essays.

1856

LITWORK

English Traits


Nonfiction.

1860

LITWORK

The Conduct Of Life


Nonfiction.

1867

LITWORK

May-Day


Collection of poetry.

1870

LITWORK

Society And Solitude


Nonfiction.

1876

LITWORK

Letters And Social Aims


Nonfiction.

1882

DEATH

Ralph Waldo Emerson died in Concord, Massachusetts, in 1882.

1882

INTERMENT

Ralph Waldo Emerson is buried in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Concord, Massachusetts.

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