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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:philosopher
gptkb:Author gptkb:Person gptkb:Biology |
| gptkbp:associated_with |
gptkb:Transcendental_Club
gptkb:American_Renaissance gptkb:Concord_School_of_Philosophy gptkb:Concord,_Massachusetts Transcendentalism |
| gptkbp:birth_place |
gptkb:Concord,_Massachusetts
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| gptkbp:born |
July 12, 1817
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| gptkbp:burial_place |
gptkb:Sleepy_Hollow_Cemetery
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| gptkbp:children |
gptkb:none
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| gptkbp:contribution |
gptkb:Ethics
American literature social criticism |
| gptkbp:death_place |
gptkb:Concord,_Massachusetts
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| gptkbp:died |
May 6, 1862
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| gptkbp:education |
gptkb:Harvard_University
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| gptkbp:famous_for |
nature writing
philosophical essays advocating civil disobedience |
| gptkbp:famous_quote |
" I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately."
" The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation." " Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth." |
| gptkbp:famous_work |
gptkb:cape
gptkb:Walden gptkb:A_Week_on_the_Concord_and_Merrimack_Rivers gptkb:The_Maine_Woods |
| gptkbp:genre |
gptkb:poetry
gptkb:non-fiction gptkb:philosophy |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Henry David Thoreau
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| gptkbp:influence |
gptkb:civil_rights_movements
gptkb:Resistance American environmentalism |
| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Henry_James
gptkb:Martin_Luther_King_Jr. gptkb:Mahatma_Gandhi gptkb:Dr._John_Muir gptkb:Aldo_Leopold gptkb:literature gptkb:Ethics American philosophy environmentalism transcendentalism |
| gptkbp:influenced_by |
gptkb:Ralph_Waldo_Emerson
gptkb:Henry_David_Thoreau_Sr. gptkb:John_Thoreau |
| gptkbp:inspired |
environmental movements
literary movements philosophical movements |
| gptkbp:known_for |
Transcendentalism
self-reliance individualism nature writing simple living advocacy of civil disobedience |
| gptkbp:legacy |
Thoreau's Cabin
Thoreau's Pond Thoreau's Woods |
| gptkbp:nationality |
gptkb:American
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| gptkbp:notable_event |
Advocacy for women's rights
Critique of government policies Support for the Underground Railroad Critique of materialism Exploration of the natural world Legacy in American literature Environmentalism advocacy Writing about the American landscape Recognition in popular culture Commemoration in literature and art Influence on the concept of civil rights Recognition in academic studies Cultural impact on American identity Transcendental Club meetings Influence on contemporary social movements Advocating for abolitionism Friendship with Emerson Impact on modern ecological thought Impact on the philosophy of education Influence on modern environmental movements Influence on the concept of self-reliance Influence on the conservation movement Living at Walden Pond Philosophical writings on individuality Posthumous recognition as a literary figure Recognition as a key figure in American philosophy Recognition as a pioneer of American realism Recognition as a pioneer of environmentalism Recognition in environmental literature Refusal to pay poll tax Writing during the American Renaissance Influence on the philosophy of nonviolent resistance |
| gptkbp:notable_work |
gptkb:Walden
gptkb:Civil_Disobedience |
| gptkbp:occupation |
gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:philosopher gptkb:Biology gptkb:essayist gptkb:oppression gptkb:Writer gptkb:poet |
| gptkbp:philosophy |
Simple living
naturalism idealism romanticism Civil disobedience Nature appreciation |
| gptkbp:place_of_birth |
gptkb:Concord,_Massachusetts
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| gptkbp:place_of_death |
gptkb:Concord,_Massachusetts
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| gptkbp:resides_in |
gptkb:Concord,_Massachusetts
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| gptkbp:spouse |
not married
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| gptkbp:website |
http://www.thoreau.org
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| gptkbp:wrote |
gptkb:cape
gptkb:The_Journal_of_Henry_David_Thoreau gptkb:Walden gptkb:A_Week_on_the_Concord_and_Merrimack_Rivers gptkb:Civil_Disobedience gptkb:Life_Without_Principle gptkb:The_Last_Days_of_John_Brown gptkb:The_Maine_Woods Walking The Service The Succession of Forest Trees Wild Fruits |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
gptkb:Mahatma_Gandhi gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
3
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