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1898 births. 1944 deaths. Deaths from cerebral hemorrhage. Jewish people of the United States. Pacifists. Child prodigies. Inventors from the United States. Conscientious objectors. American people of Russian descent. Alumni of Harvard University. Polyglots. Births in Manhattan, New York City. Deaths in Boston. Multilingualism in the United States.
- Believed to Have Been The Smartest Human Being in History
- Creating His Own Language
- Rejected by Society
Sidis was incredibly brilliant. Albert Einstein had an IQ of 160, Sir Isaac Newton had an IQ of 190, and Mark Zuckerberg had an IQ of 152. These are the men we identify with intelligence. Sidis, on the other hand, was said to have an IQ of 250 to 300. Perhaps his sister exaggerated the reality when she saw his Civil Service exam. He was listed as 2...
The youngster also created his own language. He authored The Book of Vendergood when he was eight years old. Vendergood was a language with elements of Latin, Greek, German, and French. It also included grammar rules, tenses, and eight moods. In Vendergood, the numerals sounded like this: eis — one duet — two tre — three guar — four quin — five sex...
William was jailed in 1919, just a few years before his father died. Despite his attempts to live as a recluse, he was imprisoned. He was sentenced to 18 months in prison after taking part in a socialist May Day parade in Boston that turned violent. The rumour spread quickly: the acclaimed wunderkind was a violent socialist! His parents negotiated ...
Jun 9, 2022 · Jacob’s Dream by William Blake, 1805. (Available as a print, as stationery cards, and as a face mask.) Only forty-six years had elapsed along the arrow of time when William James Sidis undulated from the animate to the inanimate, his uncommon mind thrust into a coma by a brain hemorrhage, then extinguished.
Feb 12, 2023 · Soon after the proceedings, William James Sidis died at the age of 46. The cause of death was cerebral hemorrhage. Funnily enough, what killed William was the same condition that killed...
Mar 26, 2022 · William James Sidis was one of the most astounding geniuses of the twentieth century, with potential even greater than the great scientists we know. His story, however, demonstrates how a high IQ is not a sufficient element to guarantee a human being the achievement of a happy life. The sad story of the “MOST INTELLIGENT MAN IN THE WORLD”
Jan 18, 2024 · In a world that celebrates genius, the story of William James Sidis unfolds a different narrative. His IQ, estimated between 250 and 300, eclipses even Einstein’s reputed 200. Hailed as the ...
Sidis died in 1944 of a cerebral hemorrhage in Boston at the age of forty-six. His father had died of the same malady in 1923 at age fifty-six. Sources: Wikipedia, Larry Neal Gowdy, Was William James Sidis the Smartest Man on Earth? Photo: Public domain via Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia
