• Henry David Thoreau stayed for two years at Walden Pond (1845–47), where he lived in a cabin of his own making and survived off the land.
  • Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862) was an author, poet, philosopher, naturalist, historian, and...
  • Henry David Thoreau is recognized as an important contributor to the American literary and philosophical movement known as New England transcendentalism.
  • *Originally published by Charity K in May 2023 and Updated by Vanessa R in May 2024. Henry David Thoreau was a philosopher, environmental scientist, and poet.
  • Born to a pencil maker father, John Thoreau, and mother, Cynthia Dunbar, who was into apartment rentals, Henry David Thoreau was the third child of four siblings.
  • Transcendentalist, tax resister, abolitionist, historian, author and poet Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) is best known for his book Walden.
  • Henry David Thoreau was born as “David Henry Thoreau” in 1817. He only began using “Henry” as his first name later in life, although he never legally changed it.
  • Henry David Thoreau Author and poet Henry David Thoreau was born into an unremarkable New England family in Massachusetts in 1817.
  • Henry David Thoreau was born in Concord, Massachusetts, on July 12, 1817. He was introduced to the countryside at a young age, and this first contact with the...
  • Henry David Thoreau was born on July 12, 1817, in Concord, Massachusetts, U.S.A, to John Thoreau, a small businessman, and his wife, Cynthia Dunbar.