Autodidact Figures

Hey, hey! In this post, let me tell you some famous autodidact figures (no, not action figures). Can't really start without having a role model, right?

There're lots of autodidact figures (duh.), so I'm just going to introduce 5 of them. I believe you can find out more at the internet, anyway, make sure your seating is comfortable, your room is well lit, and don't get too close with the screen.

1. Agatha Christie      The Queen of Crime or Master of Mystery Novel, Agatha is an awesome mystery/detective novel writer. Some of her novels are: Hercule Poirot, The Clocks, and A Murder Is Announced. She was educated at home. 2. Ray Bradbury Author of fantasy, horror, science fiction, and mystery novels, graduated from high school but did not attend college. In regard to his education, Bradbury was quoted as saying: “ Libraries raised me. I don’t believe in colleges and universities. I believe in libraries because most students don’t have any money. When I graduated from high school, it was during the Depression and we had no money. I couldn’t go to college, so I went to the library three days a week for 10 years. ” 3. Robert Burns      Often referred to as Scotland’s National Bard, poet and songwriter Robert Burns educated himself principally through reading. 4. Claudio Arau The 20th-century virtuoso pianist Claudio Arrau was highly regarded as an intellectual despite his lack of formal education outside his musical training. Arrau spoke five languages, four of which he learned on his own in addition to his native Spanish: English, German, French, and Italian. 5.  Nasir Jones Hip-hop legend Nasir Jones, better known as Nas, dropped out of school at seventh grade. Born and raised in the Queensbridge Houses in Queens, New York City, Nas is self-taught in all the major academic areas of history, philosophy, science, math, English. sources: http://www.autodidactic.com/profiles/profiles.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_autodidacts#Artists_and_authors https://notendur.hi.is//~joner/eaps/tn_FAMOUS_SELF_TAUGHT_PEOPLE.htm