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Henry David Thoreau
American essayist, poet, and Transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau.
Henry David Thoreau attended Harvard University, entering the institution in 1833. Although he was a capable student, he remained indifferent to the university's ranking system, preferring to utilize the school library for his own intellectual pursuits. He eventually graduated in the middle ranks of the class of 1837.1