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William James Sidis (/ ˈ s aɪ d ɪ s /; April 1, 1898 – July 17, 1944) was an American child prodigy with exceptional mathematical and linguistic skills, for which he was active as a mathematician, linguist, historian, and author (whose works were published covertly due to never using his real name).
Jan 20, 2021 · William James Sidis was a mathematical genius. With an IQ of 250 to 300, he was described by the Washington Post as a ‘ boy wonder ’. 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.
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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.
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...
Boston Herald, July 18, 1944. His death after a lifetime of press attention was international news. ----- The Hidden Genius New York Times, Wednesday, July 19, 1944, p.18 'Burnout' one last time.----- "Sidis' Boyhood Seen Case of All Work and No Play" by Alice Burke
Aug 14, 2022 · William James Sidis was a child prodigy admitted to Harvard at just 11 years old — but life would not turn out as expected for the world's smartest man. Despite his superior intelligence, William James Sidis never found the same success as other legendary geniuses.
William James Sidis. Linguist and Mathematician. Sidis, named for family friend, Prof. William James, was born to Boris and Sarah, who were intellectuals in their own right. There are many instances of William's profound and precocious genius as a young boy.
