Meet 'Karl Witte' Youngest Person Ever to Achieve a Doctorate Degree at Age 13
Born in 1800, Johann Heinrich Friedrich Karl Witte was the son of an educational author who is said to have put his hypotheses to work on his son.
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His father’s methods appear to have been successful, when he was nine, Witte could speak five languages; and incredibly, this prodigy was awarded his doctorate degree in Philosophy from the University of Giessen when he was all of 13 years old another Guinness World Record, and one that still stands today however, The Guinness Book of World Records lists his age as 12.
Witte might have ultimately become a lawyer, and he apparently traveled to Italy in 1818 to further this goal, but his love of books pulled him in a different direction. Witte became especially enamored with Dante’s poems and eventually became a recognized Dante scholar.
If nothing else, this inspiring intellectual proves that hard work and focus can lead the way to a successful – and hopefully happy academic life.
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His father’s methods appear to have been successful, when he was nine, Witte could speak five languages; and incredibly, this prodigy was awarded his doctorate degree in Philosophy from the University of Giessen when he was all of 13 years old another Guinness World Record, and one that still stands today however, The Guinness Book of World Records lists his age as 12.
Witte might have ultimately become a lawyer, and he apparently traveled to Italy in 1818 to further this goal, but his love of books pulled him in a different direction. Witte became especially enamored with Dante’s poems and eventually became a recognized Dante scholar.
If nothing else, this inspiring intellectual proves that hard work and focus can lead the way to a successful – and hopefully happy academic life.
Meet 'Karl Witte' Youngest Person Ever to Achieve a Doctorate Degree at Age 13
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