Claim: Theodore Roosevelt attended Harvard College in 1824.
Evidence: Home-schooled , he began a lifelong naturalist avocation before attending Harvard College.
Theodore Roosevelt Jr. -LRB- -LSB- ˈroʊzəvɛlt -RSB- ; October 27 , 1858 -- January 6 , 1919 -RRB- was an American statesman , author , explorer , soldier , naturalist , and reformer who served as the 26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909.