Alcott, << AWL kuht or AWL kot, >> Bronson (1799-1888), was an American social reformer and a leader of a philosophical movement called transcendentalism. From 1834 to 1839, Alcott operated the experimental Temple School in Boston. Through special teaching techniques, he tried to develop the bodies and spiritual natures—as well as the minds—of his students.
Alcott was a leading abolitionist. He opposed the Mexican War (1846-1848) because he felt it resulted from a desire by the United States government to extend slavery into Texas. In the 1840’s, Alcott helped found two cooperative experimental communities—the socialist Brook Farm and the vegetarian Fruitlands.
Amos Bronson Alcott was born on Nov. 29, 1799, near Wolcott, Connecticut. He died on March 4, 1888. He was the father of Louisa May Alcott, who wrote the famous novel Little Women.
