The Famous Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson was born in April 13 , 1743 and he died in July 4 , 1826 . He was also the third President of the United States of America from 1801 to1809 . Thomas Jefferson was the Principal author of the Declaration of Independence in 1776 . Jefferson envisioned America as a great
'' Empire of Liberty '' . Jefferson was also the first United States Secretary of State (1789 - 1793 ) under George Washington . He was the second Vice President (1797-1801) under John Adams .

About his education , In 1752 Jefferson began to attend a local school run by Scottish
Presbyterian minister . At the age of 9 Jefferson began to study languages such as Greek , Latin and French . He also began to study about nature too . In 1757 , at the age of 14 his father died . Then he studied other subjects like history , science and classics .