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In 1752, Jefferson began attending a local school run by William Douglas, a Scottish minister. At the age of nine, Jefferson began studying [[Latin]], [[Greek]], and [[French]]. In 1757, when he was 14 years old, his father died. Jefferson inherited about 5,000 acres (20 km²) of land and dozens of slaves. He built his home there, which eventually became known as [[Monticello]].

In 1752, Jefferson began attending a local school run by William Douglas, a Scottish minister. At the age of nine, Jefferson began studying [[Latin]], [[Greek]], and [[French]]. In 1757, when he was 14 years old, his father died. Jefferson inherited about 5,000 acres (20 km²) of land and dozens of slaves. He built his home there, which eventually became known as [[Monticello]].

After his father's death, he was taught at the school of the learned minister James Maury from 1758 to 1760. [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/mtjhtml/mtjtime1.html |title=The Thomas Jefferson Papers Timeline: 1743–1827] The school was in Fredericksville Parish near Gordonsville, Virginia,  twelve miles (19 km) from Shadwell, and Jefferson boarded with Maury's family. There he received a [[The Classics|classical education]] and studied [[history]] and science.

After his father's death, he was taught at the school of the learned minister James Maury from 1758 to 1760. [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/mtjhtml/mtjtime1.html The Thomas Jefferson Papers Timeline: 1743–1827] The school was in Fredericksville Parish near Gordonsville, Virginia,  twelve miles (19 km) from Shadwell, and Jefferson boarded with Maury's family. There he received a [[Classics|classical education]] and studied [[history]] and science.

In 1760 Jefferson entered The College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia at the age of 16; he studied there for two years, graduating with highest honors in 1762. At William & Mary, he enrolled in the [[philosophy]] school and studied [[mathematics]], [[metaphysics]], and philosophy under Professor William Small, who introduced the enthusiastic Jefferson to the writings of the [[British Empiricists]], including [[John Locke]], [[Francis Bacon]], and [[Isaac Newton]] (Jefferson called them the "three greatest men the world had ever produced").  He also perfected his French, carried his Greek grammar book wherever he went, practiced the violin, and read [[Tacitus]] and [[Homer]]. A keen and diligent student, Jefferson displayed an avid curiosity in all fields and, according to the family tradition, frequently studied fifteen hours a day. His closest college friend, John Page of Rosewell, reported that Jefferson "could tear himself away from his dearest friends to fly to his studies."

In 1760 Jefferson entered The College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia at the age of 16; he studied there for two years, graduating with highest honors in 1762. At William & Mary, he enrolled in the [[philosophy]] school and studied [[mathematics]], [[metaphysics]], and philosophy under Professor William Small, who introduced the enthusiastic Jefferson to the writings of the [[British Empiricists]], including [[John Locke]], [[Francis Bacon]], and [[Isaac Newton]] (Jefferson called them the "three greatest men the world had ever produced").  He also perfected his French, carried his Greek grammar book wherever he went, practiced the violin, and read [[Tacitus]] and [[Homer]]. A keen and diligent student, Jefferson displayed an avid curiosity in all fields and, according to the family tradition, frequently studied fifteen hours a day. His closest college friend, John Page of Rosewell, reported that Jefferson "could tear himself away from his dearest friends to fly to his studies."