Jefferson Administrations - Education
Education
Lacking formal education himself, Peter Jefferson made sure that his son attended private Anglican schools and had the best tutors, under whom young Jefferson studied English, Latin, Greek, and French. In 1760 Jefferson enrolled at the College of William and Mary, a popular school in Williamsburg, Virginia, for young men of his social standing. There he became friends with several influential people. Dr. William Small, a professor of mathematics and philosophy, inspired Jefferson's interest in science. George Wythe, the foremost jurist in Virginia, taught Jefferson about the virtues of republican government operated by and at the will of the people.
Jefferson, who often referred to his college town as "Devilsburg," favored books and studies over his peers' preference for drinking, gambling, and cockfighting. He diligently mastered various subjects including calculus, Greek and Spanish grammar, and classical...
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