#271 Overall Influence
Henry David Thoreau
American poet, essayist, naturalist, and abolitionist
About
Why is this person notable and influential?Henry David Thoreau was an American naturalist, essayist, poet, and philosopher. A leading transcendentalist, he is best known for his book Walden, a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings, and his essay “Civil Disobedience” , an argument for disobedience to an unjust state.
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Schools
What schools is this person affiliated with?Harvard University
Private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
view profileNotable Works
What contributions to academia has this person made?- Autumnal Tints
- Wild Apples
- Walden
- The writings of Henry David Thoreau
- The Service
- The Maine Woods
- The Highland Light
- Sir Walter Raleigh
- Life Without Principle
- Excursions
- Civil Disobedience
- Cape Cod
- A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers
- Autumn: From the Journal of Henry D. Thoreau
- Aulus Persius Flaccus
- A Plea for Captain John Brown
Influence Rankings by Discipline
How’s this person influential?#61 World Rank #10 USA Rank
Philosophy
#185 World Rank #47 USA Rank
Literature
#618 World Rank #214 USA Rank
Biology