Adragon De Mello
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Adragon De Mello (born 1977) graduated from the University of California, Santa Cruz with a degree in computational mathematics in 1988, at age 11, becoming the youngest college graduate in U.S. history.[1]
It was widely publicized that his father, Agustin Eastwood De Mello (born 1930), had set the goal that his son would become a Nobel Prize laureate by age 16.[1] The elder De Mello was a karate master and former weightlifting champion, and he vigorously mentored Adragon from an early age.
By 1989, his parents had separated and, after a brief period in foster care, he returned to the custody of his mother, Cathy Gunn. Although a college graduate, he opted to enroll in junior high school under an assumed name. He found it "nice because no one knew who [he] was" and was "upset" when local papers identified him after his graduation.[2]
In 2000, he was training to be an estimator for a commercial painting company.[2]
On March 15, 2001, the elder De Mello, who had allegedly called 9-1-1 claiming to be suicidal, was involved in armed standoff with Santa Cruz police. He was subsequently charged with assault with a deadly weapon. De Mello, suffering from bladder cancer, was released to the custody of his son.[1] Agustin died on May 30, 2003.[3]
As of 2003, De Mello was working for The Home Depot.[3]
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- ^ a b c Harris, Ron (2001-04-27). Former child prodigy takes on role as father’s caretaker. Santa Cruz Sentinel. Retrieved on 2006-12-11.
- ^ a b What Price Genius?. CBS News: 60 Minutes II (2000-02-15). Retrieved on 2006-12-11.
- ^ a b Moormeister, Robyn (2003-06-02). Agustin De Mello succumbs to cancer. Santa Cruz Sentinel. Retrieved on 2006-12-11.
