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Jan 20, 2021 · He read the New York Times at 18 months, wrote French poetry at 5 years old, and spoke 8 languages at 6 years old. At 9 years old, he passed the entry exam at Harvard University. Aged 11, he lectured at Harvard at the Mathematical Club.
Jan 23, 2011 · Harvard At 11 Years Old. Sidis was accepted to Harvard at age 9, but the school wanted him to wait until he was 11. Five years later, he graduated cum laude.
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Nov 24, 2021 · When Sidis was only nine years old, he was accepted at Harvard University but under the condition that he has to wait until he was 11 years of age to be officially enrolled in the college.
Apr 8, 2023 · It became clear from an early age that Sidis was exceptionally gifted. He began reading at the age of two and learned Latin and Greek at the age of six (he would go on to also master French, German, Russian, Turkish, and Armenian). He was attending Harvard by the time he was 11: a child prodigy in every sense.
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Aug 21, 2023 · Boris took his son William to Harvard University when the boy was nine years old. He presented William as a prodigy that deserved a place in the prestigious institution and felt that Harvard would be pleased to accept him. Source: The Print Collector/Getty Images.
BOSTON, July 17 -- William James Sidis, boy prodigy of thirty-five years ago, who was graduated from Harvard at the age of 16, died today in a hospital. His age was 46.
Jan 11, 2024 · William returned to obscurity. He was found dead of a cerebral hemorrhage by his landlady in his room in July of 1944. He was 46 years old. Conclusion ‘He had been made a laughing stock at Harvard.
