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Benjamin Kidd (1858–1916), British sociologist, was not given a formal education. [1] As a working adult, he attended some evening classes and he read incessantly. [2] Kidd gained worldwide fame by the publication of Social Evolution in 1894. [1] Jorge Luis Borges was an Argentine writer, essayist, and poet. Winner of the Jerusalem Prize.
In his book Deschooling Society, philosopher Ivan Illich strongly criticized 20th-century educational culture and the institutionalization of knowledge and learning - arguing that institutional schooling as such is an irretrievably flawed model of education - advocating instead ad-hoc co-operative networks through which autodidacts could find ...
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This is a list of notable books by young authors and of books written by notable writers in their early years. These books were written, or substantially completed, before the author's twentieth birthday. Alexandra Adornetto (born 18 April 1994) wrote her debut novel, The Shadow Thief, when she was 13. It was published in 2007.
Keystone/Getty Images After Beatlemania swept the globe, many of the members’ children found the rampant popularity affected their own upbringings. The Beatles was founded in 1960 by John Lennon ...
William Cullen Bryant (1794–1878) published his first poem at the age of 10; at the age of 13 years, he published a book of political satire poems. [28]Winifred Sackville Stoner Jr. (1902–1983) learned to speak Esperanto as a five-year-old and since the age of six had written and submitted rhymes to newspapers and magazines.
This is a list of classic children's books published no later than 2008 and still available in the English language. [1] [2] [3] Books specifically for children existed by the 17th century. Before that, books were written mainly for adults – although some later became popular with children.
Image credits: Chesnot #7 Pablo Picasso (October 25, 1881 — April 8, 1973) Pablo Picasso was a Spanish artist known as one of the most influential figures of the 20th century.