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Ralph Waldo Emerson Biography and Timeline

Follow Ralph Waldo Emerson through 3 dated historical records for United States of America.

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Ralph Waldo Emerson, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

3Distinct records

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1836–1837Years on this page

1836

Nature

Arts / Literature

Publication of "Nature"

1837

31 August 1837

American Intellectual Independence

Essayist and Philosopher · Cambridge · Humanities / Philosophy

Calls for intellectual independence from inherited European traditions.

31 August 1837

The American Scholar Address

Essayist and Philosopher · Cambridge · Humanities / Philosophy

Delivers The American Scholar address to the Phi Beta Kappa Society.

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