Ralph Waldo Emerson By shfer798 May 25, 1803 Ralph Waldo Emerson was born Dec 4, 1811 Ralph Waldo Emerson's Father dies Aug 4, 1812 Attends Boston Latin School Aug 4, 1817 Atteneded Harvard College Jun 4, 1820 Started writing his first journal Aug 4, 1825 Attends Harvard Divinity School Dec 4, 1831 Ralph Waldo Emersons wife dies Dec 4, 1832 Quits working as a minister Dec 4, 1832 Sails for Europe Dec 4, 1833 Begins his career as a lecturer Dec 4, 1835 Marries his second wife Dec 4, 1836 Publishes "Nature" Dec 4, 1841 Publishes all of his Essays Dec 4, 1842 His son dies Dec 4, 1850 Publishes "Representative Men" Dec 4, 1856 Publishes "English Traits" Dec 4, 1860 Publishes "The Conduct of Life" Dec 4, 1870 Publishes "Society & Solitude" Apr 21, 1882 Ralph Waldo Emerson dies of phneumonia