1) Author 2) Author Henry David 3) Cabin dweller at Walden Pond 4) Concord celebrity 5) Given name 6) He said Simplify, simplify 7) He said, Simplify, simplify 8) Henry david thoreau 9) His motto was simplify 10) Noted New Englander 11) Noted transcendentalist 12) Noted Walden Pond resident 13) Pond pontificator Found on https://www.crosswordclues.com/clue/thoreau