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| | Throughout history, some high-profile people have been educated at home, though it should be noted that prior to the 19th century most children worldwide were educated within their family. Here is a list of some of them: | | Throughout history, some high-profile people have been educated at home, though it should be noted that prior to the 19th century most children worldwide were educated within their family. Here is a list of some of them: |
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| − | *[[Mary Breckinridge]] (1881-1965), pioneering American midwife and founder of Kentucky's Frontier Nursing Service. Mary's father was a diplomat, and she was educated in America and abroad by private tutors.<ref>[http://www.frontiernursing.org/History/MaryBreckinridge.shtm] Frontier Nursing Service</ref> | + | *[[Mary Breckinridge]] (1881-1965), pioneering American midwife and founder of Kentucky's Frontier Nursing Service. Mary's father was a diplomat, and she was educated in America and abroad by private tutors.<ref>Frontier Nursing Service[http://www.frontiernursing.org/History/MaryBreckinridge.shtm] </ref> |
| | *[[Adam Yahiye Gadahn]]<ref>[http://www.newyorker.com/fact/content/articles/070122fa_fact_khatchadourian]</ref> | | *[[Adam Yahiye Gadahn]]<ref>[http://www.newyorker.com/fact/content/articles/070122fa_fact_khatchadourian]</ref> |
| | *[[John Walker Lindh]] Checkered educational history, in and out of public schools, partly homeschooled.<ref>[http://www.blessedcause.org/BlessedCause%20Exclusives%20II/ReelingFromLiesofHM.htm]</ref> | | *[[John Walker Lindh]] Checkered educational history, in and out of public schools, partly homeschooled.<ref>[http://www.blessedcause.org/BlessedCause%20Exclusives%20II/ReelingFromLiesofHM.htm]</ref> |
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| | *[[George Bernard Shaw]], author | | *[[George Bernard Shaw]], author |
| | *[[Mark Twain]], American author and satirist | | *[[Mark Twain]], American author and satirist |
| − | *[[Andrew Wyeth]] (1917- ), American artist, was tutored at home until he was 18. <ref>[http://www.nfgcc.org/51.htm] The Homeschooling of Andrew Wyeth, A Conversation with the Artist, Gifted Children Monthly, May 1986, Vol 7 No. 5.</ref> | + | *[[Andrew Wyeth]] (1917- ), American artist, was tutored at home until he was 18. <ref>The Homeschooling of Andrew Wyeth, A Conversation with the Artist, Gifted Children Monthly, May 1986, Vol 7 No. 5.[http://www.nfgcc.org/51.htm] </ref> |
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| | ==References== | | ==References== |