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Born	July 12, 1817 • Concord • Massachusetts
Died	May 6, 1862 (aged 44) • Concord • Massachusetts
Founder	“The Dial”
Awards And Honors	Hall of Fame (1960)
Notable Works	“Civil Disobedience” • “The Maine Woods” • “Walden”
Movement / Style	American Renaissance • Transcendentalism
Subjects Of Study	civil disobedience

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