Ralph Waldo Emerson

Ralph Waldo Emerson

1803 - 1882

Ralph Waldo Emerson was an American lecturer, poet, and essayist, who is known to have led the Transcendentalist movement. His most notable works include his essay Nature, his speech "The American Scholar", Essays: First Series, Essays: Second Series, Self-Reliance, The Over-Soul, Circles, The Poet, and Experience.