Who is Thomas Carlyle, Coleridge, Wordsworth, Mary Rotch, Frederic from Emerson: The Mind on Fire: A Biography and what is their importance?

Thomas Carlyle was an essayist that Emerson met while visit Coleridge in London. The two men became immediate friends and ended yp spending the day together. He also spent time with Wordsworth, Rotch, and Frederic while traveling through Europe.