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Bronson Alcott

Also Known As Amos Bronson Alcott
Metaphysics

Educator and reformer, part of the Concord Transcendentalist circle, founder of the short-lived utopian community Fruitlands (1843-1844). Father of the novelist Louisa May Alcott.

Facts
Birth Year
1799 1
Birth Date
1799-11-29 1
Death Year
1888 1
Death Date
1888-03-04 1
Tradition
Transcendentalism 1
Connections

Associated With

Both part of the Concord Transcendentalist circle; Emerson helped support Alcott financially through recurring hardship.

Source Robert D. Richardson, Emerson: The Mind on Fire (1995)
Source Encyclopaedia Britannica
Source Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
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1. Encyclopaedia Britannica
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Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Stanford University, Center for the Study of Language and InformationAssociated With: Transcendentalism, entry: TranscendentalismView the Source
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