b. 25 May 1803. d. 27 April 1882. Nationality: American.
Poet, essayist, editor, philosopher, lecturer, preacher, and author. Ordained as a
junior pastor in 1829. Active participant in the Transcendentalism movement. Author
of *Nature* (1836) and *Essays* (1841). Biographical information: *ANB*. (AC, CC)