Nature Mystics

Seeing the Beauty of God

Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1803-1882

Ralph Waldo Emerson was born on May 25, 1803, in Boston, Massachusetts. After studying at Harvard and teaching for a brief time, Emerson entered the…

Henry David Thoreau, 1817-1862

Henry David Thoreau was born on July 12, 1817 in Concord, Massachusetts. He had two brothers and one sister. He graduated from Harvard University and…

John Burroughs, 1837-1921

One learns from each vicinity, and I was impressed by John Burroughs insight. He said that California has more species of trees than any other place…

John Muir, 1838-1914

John Muir, also known as "John of the Mountains", was an American naturalist, author, environmental philosopher, glaciologist and early advocate for…

George Washington Carver, 1860s-1943

George Washington Carver was born into slavery sometime between 1861-1864 in Diamond, Missouri. Carver had 10 sisters and one brother, all of whom…

Gladys Bagg Taber, 1899-1980

Gladys Bagg Taber was born on April 12, 1899, in Colorado Springs and spent her life writing about the every-day simple things in life for her…

Edwin Way Teale, 1899-1980

Edwin Way Teale was born on June 2, 1899 in Joliet, Illinois. Teale was a mystic naturalist, a photographer, and a Pulitzer Prize-winning author who…

Hal Borland, 1900-1978

Harold Glen “Hal” Borland was born on May 14, 1900, in Sterling, Nebraska, to William and Sarah Borland. Hal grew up in Flagler, Colorado, where…

Rachel Carson, 1907-1964

Rachel Louise Carson was born on May 27, 1907 in Springdale, Pennsylvania. She graduated from Pennsylvania College for Women (now Chatham University)…