Robinson JeffersOn January 10, 1887, John Robinson Jeffers, better known simply as RobinsonJeffers, was born outside Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His parents were a little strange. His father, Dr. William Hamilton Jeffers, was an extremely intelligent but "secretive and reclusive" person who married a happy, optimistic woman who was 23 years his junior (Coffin). Despite their age and personality differences, Dr. Jeffers and AnnieRobinson Tuttle had a secure marriage. Dr. Jeffers' extensive education has led to an extensive knowledge of Latin, Greek, Hebrew, Arabic and the Old Testament. Dr. Jeffers was eager to pass on his knowledge to Robinson. Then, when Robinson was only five years old, Dr. Jeffers began teaching him Greek (Academy of American Poets). Also from a young age, Robinson traveled throughout Europe. From the ages of eleven to fifteen, Robinson attended several European boarding schools: in Zurich, Leipzig, Geneva, Vevey and Lausanne (Coffin). Although Dr. Jeffers was responsible for Robinson's frequent transfers, his reasoning is unknown. In every school, Jeffers was seen by his peers as solitary and brooding, just like his father. In 1903, when Jeffers was 16, he moved with his family once again to Pasadena, California, where he enrolled at Occidental College as a junior. Here Jeffers had immediate and immense success in courses such as biblical literature, Greek, and astronomy. Jeffer's natural ambition to learn and his knowledge of numerous languages ​​impressed everyone around him. As a result, Jeffers made lifelong friends and began hiking, a hobby he would enjoy for the rest of his life (Brophy 2). Soon after graduating from Occidental College with a degree in literature at age 18, Jeffers enrolled at the University of Southern California as a literature major (Brophy 2). During his freshman year at USC, Jeffers met his future wife, Una Call Kuster, who was married to a Los Angeles lawyer. In 1906 Jeffers went with his family to live in Europe. During this period he attended the University of Zurich where he took courses in philosophy, history, Old English and Spanish poetry. When autumn arrived, Jeffers returned to the University of Southern California as a medical student (Academy of American Poets). Jeffers remained a medical student for three years, a very long time considering that Jeffers was enrolled in 9 different schools or programs in 13 years. In 1910, Jeffers decided to leave USC and transferred to the University of Washington to study forestry.