Tho‧reau, Henry David /ˈθɔːrəʊ $ θəˈrəʊ/
(1817–62) a US writer and
philosopher best known for his book
Walden, or Life in the Woods, in which he describes his simple life in the countryside, and for
civil disobedience, an
essay on refusing to obey unfair laws, which influenced
Gandhi and Martin Luther
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