Meet Joshua Beckford – The Nigerian Who Is The Youngest Ever Oxford University Student

By Balogun Kamilu Lekan

Joshua Beckford is now the youngest student at Oxford University. Joshua Beckford, a Nigerian kid, entered Oxford University at six and graduated from the Department of History and Philosophy at the premature age of 14.

Despite having a high-functioning autism diagnosis, Beckford was said to be a quick learner. He was able to read, write, and comprehend the alphabet as a 10-month-old infant. At the age of two, Beckford could read with ease, and by the time he turned three, he could speak Japanese. He is one of the smartest people on the planet.

Unlike his peers, Joshua was homeschooled and started learning at ten months

Beckford was abandoned 48 hours after his birth in London and was adopted by Knox and his wife when he was a baby. Beckford is said to be of Nigerian descent.

His father, Knox Daniel, claimed that he first observed his son’s intelligence while perched on his lap using the internet. “When I began describing the keyboard’s letters to him, I became aware that he was remembering and comprehending.” He said

His father then wrote to the university in 2011 to ask if he might enrol in a philosophy cour