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==Education and early life==
Graham and his family moved to [[Pittsburgh]], Pennsylvania, in 1968, where he attended [[Gateway High School (Pennsylvania)|Gateway High School]]. Graham gained interest in science and mathematics from his father who was a [[nuclear physicist]].<ref name=early_interest>{{cite web |url=http://www.paulgraham.com/work.html |title=What Doesn't Seem Like Work? |date=January 2015 |publisher=Paul Graham |access-date=28 May 2023}}</ref>

Graham received a [[Bachelor of Arts]] with a major in [[philosophy]] from [[Cornell University]] in 1986.<ref name="bio" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.paulgraham.com/college.html |title=Undergraduation |author=Paul Graham |access-date=22 July 2011 |date= March 2005 }}</ref><ref>[http://ezramagazine.cornell.edu/FALL11/Endnote.html EZRA: Cornell's Quarterly Magazine (Fall 2011)] "Paul Graham '86"</ref> He then received a [[Master of Science]] in 1988, and a [[Doctor of Philosophy]] in 1990, both in [[computer science]] from [[Harvard University]].<ref name="bio">{{cite web |url=http://www.paulgraham.com/bio.html |title=Bio |publisher=Paul Graham |access-date=22 July 2011}}</ref><ref name="SpeakerMix bio">{{cite web |url=http://speakermix.com/paul-graham |title=Paul Graham biography |publisher=SpeakerMix.com |access-date=6 March 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120409224705/http://speakermix.com/paul-graham |archive-date=9 April 2012}}</ref>

Graham has also studied fine arts and painting at the [[Rhode Island School of Design]] and at the [[Accademia di Belle Arti Firenze|Accademia di Belle Arti]] in [[Florence]].<ref name="bio" /><ref name="SpeakerMix bio" />