Autodidact

plural noun: autodidacts
a self-taught person.
Autodidacticism (also autodidactism) or self-education (also self-learning and self-teaching) is education without the guidance of masters (such as teachers and professors) or institutions (such as schools). 
From Ancient Greek αὐτοδίδακτος (autodídaktos), from αὐτός (autós, “self”) + διδάσκω (didáskō, “I teach”).Autodidacticism is a good way to make yourself a better and more well-rounded person [RationalWiki.org, Dec 27, 2016.]
: Synonyms: automath
: Leonardo Da Vinci is one of the greatest autodidacts.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_autodidacts
* Billy Corgan Wrote and performed the song "Half-Life of an Autodidact" on his album Ogilala, seeming referencing himself in the song.
** Alan Moore, creator of the graphic novels V for Vendetta and Watchmen.
==== See also[edit] ====
* autonomous learning
* self-educated
==== Derived terms[edit] ====
* autodidactic
* autodidacticism
* autodidactism
See: lists of autodidacts, see NEETs, see Nietzsche.