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   "William James Sidis, the Harvard Prodigy Who Graduated At 16, as he looks today (caption under photo)." Fragment from Boston Sunday Herald ----- Bruce, Harold Addington The Riddle of Personality . NY: Moffat Yard, 1915, 88-93 Bruce offers a 'bending the twig' theory of education.

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     William James Sidis. Foreword by Boris Sidis. Journal of...

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     HARVARD COLLEGE. AND . LAW SCHOOL . TRANSCRIPTS. William...

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     I, the undersigned William James Sidis, of the city, county,...

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › William_James_SidisWilliam James Sidis - Wikipedia

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   Sidis was born to Jewish emigrants from Ukraine, on April 1, 1898, in Boston, Massachusetts. [2] His father, Boris Sidis , had emigrated in 1887 to escape political and antisemitic persecution. [3] His mother, Sarah (Mandelbaum) Sidis, and her family had fled the pogroms in the late 1880s. [4]

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   How old was William James Sidis when he died?

   • Subscribers may view the full text of this article in its original form through TimesMachine. 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.

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   Who was Bill Sidis?

   • Bill Sidis was a quiet man who enjoyed the normal things of life. His friends respected him and enjoyed his company. I am glad to have been one of his friends." — Shirley S. Smith, Wellesley Hills And all the while, he adhered to the Okamakammesset principle of anonymous contribution. —Dan Mahony (Click/tap to open, enlarge.)

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   What did Sidis do at Harvard?

   • At Harvard, Sidis was not just a student. He was a phenomenon. His lecture to the Harvard Math Club on the fourth dimension was a clear display of his extraordinary understanding of complex mathematical concepts.

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   Who is Boris Sidis?

   • Dr. Boris Sidis, the eminent psychologist who is the boy's father, is said to regard his son's achievements as indicating that by proper methods of instruction several years could be cut off from the time actually employed in bringing boys up to the college or university stage.

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   Feb 12, 2023 · Boston Herald started the report about Sidis’s court case in 1919: “William James Sidis, who was graduated from Harvard at the age of 15, told Judge Albert F. Hayden in the Roxbury Municipal...

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   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.

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7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Boston_HeraldBoston Herald - Wikipedia

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   The Herald 's history traces back through two lineages, the Daily Advertiser and the old Boston Herald, and two media moguls, William Randolph Hearst and Rupert Murdoch. Founding. The original Boston Herald was founded in 1846 by a group of Boston printers jointly under the name of John A. French & Company. The paper was published as a single ...

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   Sidis went to Harvard Law School at age 18. Harvard Transcript. New York Times, July 18, 1944. "The best study of his character was written by Jared L. Manley for The New Yorker." In his lawsuit against The New Yorker, Sidis said that nearly all of the article was untrue and so listed only the few actual facts.

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   Jan 18, 2024 · Sidis was arrested for his involvement in a May Day rally in Boston, which turned violent. This event, organized by socialists, was a significant moment in his life, reflecting his strong beliefs ...