Edgar Allan Poe came to the University at the age of 17 in early 1826. The school year ran from Feb.
Thomas Jefferson and the Marquis de Lafayette were great friends separated by an ocean (Marquis de Lafayette being the famous French general who enlisted with George Washington in 1777 to fight for American independence). However, their friendship remained through correspondence after Jefferson, serving as the Minister to France, returned from France in 1789.
Thomas Jefferson designed the University to have approximately 110 rooms holding two or three students in each room.
Having left the public spotlight in 1809, Thomas Jefferson moved back to his home, Monticello. In his private, final years, Jefferson delighted himself with many hobbies including agriculture, correspondence, riding and natural history.
