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| | * [[Christopher Paolini]] (1983-), the author of the best-selling Inheritance Trilogy (Eragon, Eldest, and a third book yet unreleased). He was home-schooled by his parents, through an accredited correspondence course from the American School in Chicago, Illinois, from which he graduated with his high school diploma at 15 years of age. <ref>Book Browse Author Biography: Christopher Paolini[http://www.bookbrowse.com/biographies/index.cfm?author_number=934]</ref> | | * [[Christopher Paolini]] (1983-), the author of the best-selling Inheritance Trilogy (Eragon, Eldest, and a third book yet unreleased). He was home-schooled by his parents, through an accredited correspondence course from the American School in Chicago, Illinois, from which he graduated with his high school diploma at 15 years of age. <ref>Book Browse Author Biography: Christopher Paolini[http://www.bookbrowse.com/biographies/index.cfm?author_number=934]</ref> |
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| − | *[[Bernhard Riemann]] (1826-1866), a German mathematician recognized to be one of the finest of all time. "His earliest education was given to him by his [minister] father. His first public schooling was received when he was 14."<ref>http://www.andrews.edu/~calkins/math/biograph/199899/bioriema.htm</ref> | + | *[[Bernhard Riemann]] (1826-1866), a German recognized as the greatest modern mathematician. "His earliest education was given to him by his [minister] father. His first public schooling was received when he was 14."<ref>http://www.andrews.edu/~calkins/math/biograph/199899/bioriema.htm</ref> |
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| | *[[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). |
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| | [http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/6/8/7/6873/6873.txt]</ref> | | [http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/6/8/7/6873/6873.txt]</ref> |
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| − | *[[Daniel Webster]] (1782-1852), prominent U.S. Senator and Secretary of State who is considered one of the greatest orators in history. He also defined American English by writing its first dictionary. He attended [[Phillips-Exeter]] for only a few months before being pulled out to be homeschooled by the Rev. Samuel Wood<ref>http://www.dartmouth.edu/~dwebster/1801/</ref> | + | *[[Daniel Webster]] (1782-1852), prominent U.S. Senator and Secretary of State recognized as one of the greatest orators in history and also the father of the English language in America. He attended [[Phillips-Exeter]] for only a few months before being pulled out to be homeschooled by the Rev. Samuel Wood.ref>http://www.dartmouth.edu/~dwebster/1801/</ref> |
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| | *[[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> |