Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) “American Confucius” - Abraham Lincolno Life o Major Works o Ideas o Influence Ralph Waldo EmersonEarly Life o 1803, born in Boston, MA o 1811, his father died, “Genteel Poverty” o 1817, Harvard College, Unitarianism Early Life o 1821, graduated, taught for young ladies o 1825, Harvard Divinity School o 1829, minister, The Second Church of BostonFirst Marriage o 1829, married, Ellen Louisa Tucker (died of TB two years later) o 1832, resigned, sailed for EuropeIn E
