List of Famous people born in Concord, United States of America

Henry David Thoreau

David Henry Thoreau

First Name Henry

Last Name Thoreau

Born on July 12, 1817

Died on May 6, 1862 (aged 44)

Born in United States of America, Massachusetts, Concord

Henry David Thoreau was an American naturalist, essayist, poet, and philosopher. A leading transcendentalist, he is best known for his book Walden, a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings, and his essay "Civil Disobedience", an argument for disobedience to an unjust state.

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