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− | Lists abound of famous achievers who were taught at home, some more accurate than others.<ref>http://www.eadshome.com/Famoushomeschooled.htm</ref><ref>http://www.education-reform.net/dropouts.htm</ref> Conservapedia believes that the people in the following list were arguably homeschooled, though their educational background has not yet been thoroughly researched by our editors. | + | Lists abound of famous achievers who were [[homeschool|taught at home]], some more accurate than others.<ref>http://www.eadshome.com/Famoushomeschooled.htm</ref><ref>http://www.education-reform.net/dropouts.htm</ref> Conservapedia believes that the people in the following list were arguably homeschooled, though their educational background has not yet been thoroughly researched by our editors. |
*'''Military''' | *'''Military''' | ||
**[[Stonewall Jackson]] | **[[Stonewall Jackson]] | ||
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* '''Inventors and Scientists''' | * '''Inventors and Scientists''' | ||
− | **[[Alexander Graham Bell]] (1847-1922), | + | **[[Alexander Graham Bell]] (1847-1922), one of two independent inventors of the [[telephone]]. |
**[[Pierre Curie]] | **[[Pierre Curie]] | ||
**[[Cyrus McCormick]] | **[[Cyrus McCormick]] | ||
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**[[George Wyeth]] | **[[George Wyeth]] | ||
**[[Patrick Henry]] | **[[Patrick Henry]] | ||
+ | **[[William Paca]] | ||
**[[William Penn]] | **[[William Penn]] | ||
**[[Henry Clay]] | **[[Henry Clay]] | ||
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**[[John Marshall]] | **[[John Marshall]] | ||
**[[John Rutledge]] | **[[John Rutledge]] | ||
+ | **[[Abraham Lincoln]] | ||
*'''Religious Figures''' | *'''Religious Figures''' | ||
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**[[Brigham Young]] | **[[Brigham Young]] | ||
− | *'''Writers''' | + | *'''Writers and thinkers''' |
**[[Hans Christian Andersen]] | **[[Hans Christian Andersen]] | ||
**[[Robert Browning]] (1812-1889), a brilliant English poet. | **[[Robert Browning]] (1812-1889), a brilliant English poet. | ||
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**[[C. S. Lewis]] | **[[C. S. Lewis]] | ||
**[[Sean O’Casey]] | **[[Sean O’Casey]] | ||
+ | **[[Beatrix Potter]] - Victorian illustrator and writer of children's stories still loved today.<ref>[http://www.peterrabbit.com/potters-world-life.asp Beatrix Potter's life]</ref> | ||
+ | **[[Herbert Spencer]] | ||
+ | **[[Jonathan Krohn]] | ||
*'''Artists and Social Figures''' | *'''Artists and Social Figures''' | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
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[[Category:Homeschooling]] | [[Category:Homeschooling]] | ||
+ | [[Category:People who were Educated at Home]] |
Latest revision as of 23:41, June 27, 2016
Lists abound of famous achievers who were taught at home, some more accurate than others.[1][2] Conservapedia believes that the people in the following list were arguably homeschooled, though their educational background has not yet been thoroughly researched by our editors.
- Military
- Inventors and Scientists
- Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922), one of two independent inventors of the telephone.
- Pierre Curie
- Cyrus McCormick
- Charles Louis Montesquieu
- Booker T. Washington
- Leaders
- Religious Figures
- Writers and thinkers
- Hans Christian Andersen
- Robert Browning (1812-1889), a brilliant English poet.
- Pearl S. Buck
- Charles Dickens
- Bret Harte
- C. S. Lewis
- Sean O’Casey
- Beatrix Potter - Victorian illustrator and writer of children's stories still loved today.[3]
- Herbert Spencer
- Jonathan Krohn
- Artists and Social Figures