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   In 1919, shortly after his withdrawal from law school, Sidis was arrested for participating in a socialist May Day parade in Boston that turned violent. He was sentenced to 18 months in prison under the Sedition Act of 1918 by Roxbury Municipal Court Judge Albert F. Hayden .

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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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   Who was William James Sidis?

   • William James Sidis ( / ˈsaɪdɪs /; 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).

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   • When William James Sidis was just 18 months old, he was able to read The New York Times. By the time he was 6 years old, he could speak in multiple languages, including English, French, German, Russian, Hebrew, Turkish, and Armenian. Wikimedia Commons Boris Sidis, William’s father, was a polyglot and he wanted his son to be one as well.

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   What happened to William James Sidis?

   • William was a public figure and as such, had waived his rights to private life. After losing his libel case, William sank back into obscurity. In 1944, he was found dead by his landlady, at age 46, of a cerebral haemorrhage. The mathematical genius was alone and penniless. The case of William James Sidis raises a few issues, even today.

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   • 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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   Aug 14, 2022 · William James Sidis spoke 25 languages and had an IQ 100 points higher than Albert Einstein's, but the smartest man in the world just wanted to live his life in seclusion. In 1898, the smartest man who ever lived was born in America. His name was William James Sidis and his IQ was eventually estimated to be between 250 and 300 (with 100 being ...

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   Jan 20, 2021 · The Tragic Story of William James Sidis. 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 ...

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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 ...

7. www.sidis.net › herald1919Boston Herald, May 4,1919 - Sidis

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   SIDIS GETS YEAR AND HALF IN JAIL. Boston Herald, Wednesday, May 14, 1919. Click to enlarge. Distortion of his likeness aside, this article contains some of his trial testimony. William James Sidis, who was graduated from Harvard at the age of 15, told Judge Albert F. Hayden in the Roxbury Municipal Court yesterday that he is a Socialist, a ...

8. www.npr.org › 2011/01/23 › 132737060Meet William James Sidis: The Smartest Guy Ever? : NPR

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   Jan 23, 2011 · Born in Boston in 1898, William James Sidis made the headlines in the early 20th century as a child prodigy with an amazing intellect. His IQ was estimated to be 50 to 100 points higher than ...