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[[File:Portrait galileo galilei 1564.jpg|right|thumb|220px|The astronomer, physicist and engineer [[Galileo Galilei]] was an autodidact. He is commonly called a [[polymath]].]]

[[File:Portrait galileo galilei 1564.jpg|right|thumb|220px|The astronomer, physicist and engineer [[Galileo Galilei]] was an autodidact. He is commonly called a [[polymath]].]]

'''Autodidacticism''' (Self-education) is the practice of [[education]] and/or learning skills without the guidance of schools/schoolmasters (i.e., teachers, professors, institutions, [[mentor]]s). A person who is self-taught is an autodidact.

'''Autodidacticism''' (Self-education) is the practice of [[education]] and/or [[learning]] skills without the guidance of schools/schoolmasters (i.e., teachers, professors, institutions, [[mentor]]s). A person who is self-taught is an autodidact.

Frequently people who are autodidacts are also [[polymath]]s, and vice versa.<ref>[https://knowledgelust.com/autodidact-vs-polymath-whats-the-difference-can-you-be-both/#:~:text=Autodidacts%20are%20people%20who%20teach,have%20been%20one%20or%20both. Autodidact vs. Polymath: What’s the Difference & Can You Be Both?]</ref>

Frequently people who are autodidacts are also [[polymath]]s, and vice versa.<ref>[https://knowledgelust.com/autodidact-vs-polymath-whats-the-difference-can-you-be-both/#:~:text=Autodidacts%20are%20people%20who%20teach,have%20been%20one%20or%20both. Autodidact vs. Polymath: What’s the Difference & Can You Be Both?]</ref>