Emerson, Ralph Waldo: - Ralph Waldo Emerson was born on 25 May 1803, in Newbury, Massachusetts. He was an American writer, speaker, philosopher, abolitionist, and poet. Less than two weeks before Emerson's eighth birthday, on May 12, 1811, his father died from stomach cancer. When Emerson was nine years old, his official education at the Boston Latin School started. In 1824, Ralph Waldo Emerson received his degree from Harvard Divinity School. In 1827, he wed Ellen Louisa Tucker, and the two of them settled in Boston. I have not forgotten the calm and joy, Ellen said as she died in 1831. After his wife died in 1832, Emerson resigned from the ministry. He traveled around Europe in 1833 and later wrote about his experiences in English Traits (1856). On July 24, 1872, Emerson's Concord house caught fire. Emerson's career as a serious lecturer came to an end with the fire. Emerson went on vacation to England, continental Europe, and Egypt while the home was being renovated. He stopped making public appearances in 1879 due to memory issues. He was diagnosed with pneumonia on April 21, 1882. Six days later he died.