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*Cardano - homeschooled
 
*Cardano - homeschooled
 
:So 5 of the top 10 were definitely not homeschooled.  One (Cardano) definitely was,  one's (Lagrange's) status depends on how you define homeschooling, one (Euler) had both simultaneously, and two are unknown.  Do you really want to continue the claim that nearly every great mathematician was homeschooled?  [[User:ZTak|ZTak]] 13:36, 21 March 2008 (EDT)
 
:So 5 of the top 10 were definitely not homeschooled.  One (Cardano) definitely was,  one's (Lagrange's) status depends on how you define homeschooling, one (Euler) had both simultaneously, and two are unknown.  Do you really want to continue the claim that nearly every great mathematician was homeschooled?  [[User:ZTak|ZTak]] 13:36, 21 March 2008 (EDT)
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:: You don't say, but perhaps your "list" is from the 1962 ranking by "Mathematics Teacher."  Nearly all the entries are (oddly) prior to the 19th century, and it's likely that most of the referenced individuals were homeschooled.  I've already checked Newton, as explained above, and he did not enter a school under after age 10.  So I don't find anything credible about your statements.  If you want to provide details about the schooling of those to support a claim they were not homeschooled, then we can look at your detail.  Otherwise, your objection is not persuasive.--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 14:18, 21 March 2008 (EDT)
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