Edward Waldo Emerson
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Edward Waldo Emerson was an American physician, writer, and lecturer best known as the son and biographer of transcendentalist philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Edward Waldo Emerson canonical | 7 |
| Waldo Emerson | 2 |
| Biography of Ralph Waldo Emerson | 1 |
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Target entity: Edward Waldo Emerson Context triple: [Ralph Waldo Emerson, child, Edward Waldo Emerson]
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson was a 19th-century American essayist, lecturer, and central figure of the transcendentalist movement, renowned for works such as "Self-Reliance" and "Nature."
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Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau was a 19th-century American transcendentalist writer, philosopher, and naturalist best known for his works "Walden" and "Civil Disobedience," which advocated simple living and principled resistance to unjust laws.
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James Russell Lowell
James Russell Lowell was a 19th-century American poet, critic, editor, and diplomat associated with the Fireside Poets and influential in shaping U.S. literary culture.
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was a prominent 19th-century American poet and educator known for works such as "Paul Revere's Ride," "The Song of Hiawatha," and "Evangeline."
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John Greenleaf Whittier
John Greenleaf Whittier was a prominent 19th-century American Quaker poet and abolitionist best known for his anti-slavery writings and New England regional verse.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Edward Waldo Emerson Target entity description: Edward Waldo Emerson was an American physician, writer, and lecturer best known as the son and biographer of transcendentalist philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson was a 19th-century American essayist, lecturer, and central figure of the transcendentalist movement, renowned for works such as "Self-Reliance" and "Nature."
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B.
Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau was a 19th-century American transcendentalist writer, philosopher, and naturalist best known for his works "Walden" and "Civil Disobedience," which advocated simple living and principled resistance to unjust laws.
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James Russell Lowell
James Russell Lowell was a 19th-century American poet, critic, editor, and diplomat associated with the Fireside Poets and influential in shaping U.S. literary culture.
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was a prominent 19th-century American poet and educator known for works such as "Paul Revere's Ride," "The Song of Hiawatha," and "Evangeline."
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John Greenleaf Whittier
John Greenleaf Whittier was a prominent 19th-century American Quaker poet and abolitionist best known for his anti-slavery writings and New England regional verse.
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Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biographer
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human ⓘ lecturer ⓘ physician ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard University
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surface form:
Harvard College
Harvard Medical School ⓘ |
| familyName |
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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surface form:
Emerson
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| father | Ralph Waldo Emerson ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
biography
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literature ⓘ medicine ⓘ |
| genre |
biography
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memoir ⓘ non-fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Edward ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup | White American ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mother | Lidian Jackson Emerson ⓘ |
| movement |
Transcendentalism
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surface form:
American transcendentalism
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| name | Edward Waldo Emerson self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Biographical works on Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Lectures on Ralph Waldo Emerson and transcendentalism ⓘ |
| notableRole | Preserver and interpreter of Ralph Waldo Emerson’s legacy ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Edward Waldo Emerson
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Biography of Ralph Waldo Emerson
Edited collections of Ralph Waldo Emerson’s writings ⓘ Memoirs and reminiscences of Concord and the Emerson family ⓘ |
| occupation |
biographer
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lecturer ⓘ physician ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Concord, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Concord, Massachusetts, United States
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| placeOfDeath |
Concord, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Concord, Massachusetts, United States
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| relative |
Charles Emerson
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Edith Emerson ⓘ Ellen Louisa Tucker ⓘ
surface form:
Ellen Tucker Emerson
Lidian Jackson Emerson ⓘ Ralph Waldo Emerson ⓘ Ralph Waldo Emerson ⓘ
surface form:
Waldo Emerson
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| residence |
Concord, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Concord, Massachusetts, United States
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
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Subject: Edward Waldo Emerson Description of subject: Edward Waldo Emerson was an American physician, writer, and lecturer best known as the son and biographer of transcendentalist philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson.
Referenced by (10)
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