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Where was Ralph Waldo Emerson born?
Ralph Waldo Emerson was born in Boston, Massachusetts.
Who were Ralph Waldo Emerson's parents?
Ralph Waldo Emerson was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on May 25, 1803, a son of Ruth Haskins and the Rev. William Emerson, a Unitarian minister.
Who was Ralph Waldo Emerson's mother?
Ralph Waldo Emerson was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on May 25, 1803, a son of Ruth Haskins and the Rev. William Emerson, a Unitarian minister.
Where did Ralph Waldo Emerson grow up?
Born on May 25, 1803 to William Emerson and his wife, Ruth Haskins Emerson, Ralph Waldo Emerson grew up in Boston, Massachusetts.
Did Ralph Waldo Emerson have any siblings?
Ralph Waldo Emerson was the second of five sons who survived into adulthood; the others were William, Edward, Robert Bulkeley, and Charles.
Where did Ralph Waldo Emerson go to school?
Ralph Waldo Emerson's formal schooling began at the Boston Latin School in 1812, when he was nine.
Where did Ralph Waldo Emerson go to college?
In October 1817, at age 14, Ralph Waldo Emerson went to Harvard College and was appointed freshman messenger for the president.

Question: What was his childhood like?
Self-contained rewrite: What was Ralph Waldo Emerson's childhood like?