Ralph Waldo Emerson, who went by his middle name Waldo, was an American essayist, lecturer, philosopher, minister, abolitionist, and poet who led the transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century. He was seen as a prescient critic of the countervailing pressures of society and conformity.
- Occupation
- philosopher, poet, writer, essayist
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- May 25, 1803, 1803
- Died
- April 27, 1882, 1882
