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When was Henry David Thoreau born?

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Henry David Thoreau — Henry David Thoreau American essayist, poet, and Transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau.

Henry David Thoreau was born on July 12, 1817, in Concord, Massachusetts, U.S.1