Properties (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:philosopher
Author naturalist |
| gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:Transcendental_Club
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| gptkbp:born |
July 12, 1817
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| gptkbp:burialPlace |
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
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| gptkbp:children |
none
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| gptkbp:died |
May 6, 1862
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| gptkbp:education |
gptkb:Harvard_University
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| gptkbp:famousQuote |
"The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation."
"I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately." "Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth." |
| gptkbp:genre |
poetry
philosophy nature writing |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Henry David Thoreau
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| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
gptkb:Mahatma_Gandhi environmentalism transcendentalism ecological thought American_literature |
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Ralph_Waldo_Emerson
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| gptkbp:knownFor |
social criticism
nature writing advocacy of simple living |
| gptkbp:nationality |
American
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| gptkbp:notableFeature |
gptkb:Bill_McKibben
gptkb:Henry_James gptkb:John_Muir gptkb:David_Suzuki gptkb:Walt_Whitman gptkb:Edward_Abbey gptkb:Rachel_Carson gptkb:Aldo_Leopold Thoreau's_philosophy_of_self-reliance_influenced_modern_individualism. Thoreau's_ideas_on_nature_influenced_the_conservation_movement. Thoreau's_legacy_continues_to_inspire_environmental_activists. Thoreau's_writings_are_studied_in_American_literature_courses. Thoreau's_work_has_been_referenced_in_various_forms_of_media. Thoreau's_writings_on_civil_disobedience_influenced_the_American_civil_rights_movement. |
| gptkbp:notableWork |
gptkb:Walden
Civil Disobedience |
| gptkbp:occupation |
essayist
poet writer |
| gptkbp:placeOfBirth |
gptkb:Concord,_Massachusetts
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| gptkbp:placeOfDeath |
gptkb:Concord,_Massachusetts
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| gptkbp:spouse |
none
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| gptkbp:website |
thoreau.org
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