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Definition of Thoreau, Henry David in English: Thoreau, Henry Davidproper nounˈθɔːrəʊTHôˈrō (1817–62), American essayist and poet, and a key figure in Transcendentalism. He is best known for his book Walden, or Life in the Woods (1854), an account of a two-year experiment in self-sufficiency. Definition of Thoreau, Henry David in US English: Thoreau, Henry Davidproper nounTHôˈrō (1817–62), US essayist and poet. A key proponent of transcendentalism, he is best known for Walden, or Life in the Woods (1854), an account of a two-year experiment in self-sufficiency. His essay on civil disobedience (1849) influenced Mahatma Gandhi's policy of passive resistance. |