Ralph Waldo Emerson
Between his distinguished writing and high moral family values, Ralph Waldo Emerson emulated a high society, well rounded individual. No one could have imagined the masterpieces he would bring to American life. At the age of two, Ralph Waldo Emerson’s father described him as a ‘rather dull scholar’; However, Ralph grew up to become one of the most acclaimed scholars in American history. Ralph Waldo Emerson was born May 25th, 1803 in Boston Massachusetts to William and Ruth Haskins Emerson. Of eight children, Ralph along with four other brothers were the only ones to survive childhood [William (1801), Edward Bliss (1805), Robert Buckley (1807) and Charles Chauncey (1808) ]. At the young and still dependent age of eight, Emerson had to deal with the sorrow of his father William’s death. May 12th, 1811 a stomach tumor caused William, at the age of 42, to leave behind his family with the help from his sister, Mary Moody Emerson. Mary Moody Emerson’s peculiar religious orthodoxy and sharp, critical, intelligence were a life-long influence to Emerson. Ralph appeared perfectly average growing up. Although, he did start school before he was three years
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