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Writer, activist, transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau was buried in 1862 in Concord Cemetary. He was 45 when he died, of an infection.I have always been impressed by the humble nature of Thoreau's gravestone. It measures about 10 inches high, and is inscribed only with "Henry." It would not even be recognizeable if it were not in a Thoreau family plot, where he is buried with his parents and siblings. Not many know of this grave, which is in a quiet back lot in the Concord Cemetary.Here from the Encyclopedia Brittanica is a short biographical note on Henry David Thorea: Writer, activist, transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau was buried in 1862 in Concord Cemetary. He was 45 when he died, of an infection. American essayist, poet, and practical philosopher, renowned for having lived the doctrines of Transcendentalism as recorded in his masterwork, Walden (1854), and for having been a vigorous advocate of civil liberties, as evidenced in the essay “Civil Disobedience” (1849).

• Release Date

  Sep 11, 2006

• Runtime

  00:48