Prisoner w/ ADD studies Hieroglyphics, Egyptologists impress

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14 Mar 2012, 3:50 pm

http://www.latimes.com/news/science/la-sci-hieroglyphics-prisoner-20120314,0,553203.story

LA Times story: Hieroglyphics turn prisoner away from a life of crime

Article by Thomas H. Maugh II, Special to the Los Angeles Times
March 14, 2012

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15 Mar 2012, 2:36 am

I really enjoyed this article. Thank you for posting.

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15 Mar 2012, 12:59 pm

He's not the only Egyptologist with little basic education:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._A._Wallis_Budge

Wallis Budge may have grown up in a different age, but he's an good example of succeeding with little basic education.

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15 Mar 2012, 6:52 pm

"Budge became interested in languages before he was ten years old, but given that he left school at the age of twelve in 1869 to work as a clerk at the firm of W.H. Smith,..."

That's amazing. Sounds like he was a genius.

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15 Mar 2012, 9:07 pm

Thank you for the interesting article goodwitchy and it is a very inspiring story!

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15 Mar 2012, 9:52 pm

Thank you both justkillingtime and Gazelle.

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