Great idea. I’ve been meaning to read his biography written by my favorite lecturer, David Blight, who teaches a course on Civil War history at Yale (I took his online class through open yale courses)
Dr. B R Ambedkar is a scholar in multiple subjects. Would be cool to read about his learning habits. I have always wondered how a man can do well in so many subjects.
You did the founders but one especially would be especially relevant to self-education: Hamilton. Other Americans: Emerson, Grant, Twain, Patton and Malcolm X or King. There is an interesting Brit from the 19th century who is amazingly self taught: Richard F. Burton. First white man to visit Mecca because he went undercover so well and spoke the dialect flawlessly.
Cool, love these ideas. Thanks Andrew! I actually wrote a short piece on Alexander Hamilton’s study habits—not really a true Thinkers piece, but you might find it interesting!
Hi Sam, how about Abraham Lincoln, Niklas Luhmann, Michel de Montaigne, Albert Einstein and Leonardo da Vinci. If you do da Vinci, Walter Isaacson’s book is fantastic. Look forward to reading more.
Great ideas all around! I actually wrote one about Abe Lincoln’s reading life a while back—you can find it in the archives. Da Vinci would be a great one to learn what it takes to become a polymath. Thanks for the ideas!
What a great idea! These are always some of my favorite posts from you. Exciting to know it will be a series. I'd love to see one about Toni Morrison. And thanks for making my favorite, Ben Franklin, one of your firsts❣️
Fredrick Douglass
Great idea. I’ve been meaning to read his biography written by my favorite lecturer, David Blight, who teaches a course on Civil War history at Yale (I took his online class through open yale courses)
Dr. B R Ambedkar is a scholar in multiple subjects. Would be cool to read about his learning habits. I have always wondered how a man can do well in so many subjects.
You did the founders but one especially would be especially relevant to self-education: Hamilton. Other Americans: Emerson, Grant, Twain, Patton and Malcolm X or King. There is an interesting Brit from the 19th century who is amazingly self taught: Richard F. Burton. First white man to visit Mecca because he went undercover so well and spoke the dialect flawlessly.
Cool, love these ideas. Thanks Andrew! I actually wrote a short piece on Alexander Hamilton’s study habits—not really a true Thinkers piece, but you might find it interesting!
Hi Sam, how about Abraham Lincoln, Niklas Luhmann, Michel de Montaigne, Albert Einstein and Leonardo da Vinci. If you do da Vinci, Walter Isaacson’s book is fantastic. Look forward to reading more.
Great ideas all around! I actually wrote one about Abe Lincoln’s reading life a while back—you can find it in the archives. Da Vinci would be a great one to learn what it takes to become a polymath. Thanks for the ideas!
What a great idea! These are always some of my favorite posts from you. Exciting to know it will be a series. I'd love to see one about Toni Morrison. And thanks for making my favorite, Ben Franklin, one of your firsts❣️
Sp. GANDHI
My mistake-thank you Craig.
I would recommend Richard Feynman! He was a big advocate for self-education
Marcus Aurelius!
How is Ghandi?