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== Prominent people who were educated at home ==

== Prominent people who were educated at home ==

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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:

*[[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] (1882-1945), U.S. President.  Was educated by private tutors at home through age 14, then entered Groton, an elite private school in Massachusetts, in 1896. <ref>The Eleanor Roosevelt Papers.  "Franklin D. Roosevelt." Teaching Eleanor Roosevelt, ed. by Allida Black, June Hopkins, et. al. (Hyde Park, New York: Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site, 2003).  

*[[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] (1882-1945), U.S. President.  Was educated by private tutors at home through age 14, then entered Groton, an elite private school in Massachusetts, in 1896. <ref>The Eleanor Roosevelt Papers.  "Franklin D. Roosevelt." Teaching Eleanor Roosevelt, ed. by Allida Black, June Hopkins, et. al. (Hyde Park, New York: Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site, 2003).  

[http://www.nps.gov/archive/elro/glossary/roosevelt-franklin.htm]</ref>  

[http://www.nps.gov/archive/elro/glossary/roosevelt-franklin.htm]</ref>  

*[[George Bernard Shaw]], author

*[[George Bernard Shaw]] (1856-1950), author.  Tutored in the classics by a clerical uncle until he entered school at age 10.  Left school by age 15.  <ref>Encyclopedia of World Biography on George Bernard Shaw[http://www.bookrags.com/biography/george-bernard-shaw/]</ref>, <ref>Dictionary of Literary Biography on George Bernard Shaw[http://www.bookrags.com/biography/george-bernard-shaw-dlb/]</ref>, <ref>George Bernard Shaw, 1856-1950 Biographical Sketch[http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/research/fa/shaw.gb.bio.html]</ref>

*[[Mark Twain]] (1835-1910), American author and satirist

*[[Mark Twain]] (1835-1910), American author and satirist

*[[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>

*[[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>