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1. history.howstuffworks.com › historical-figuresWilliam James Sidis Is Likely the Smartest Man to Have Ever ...

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   May 26, 2021 · William James Sidis Is Likely the Smartest Man to Have Ever Lived. William "Billy" Sidis was the son of two Ukrainian Jews, Sarah and Boris, who insisted that everything Billy did, he did in pursuit of knowledge. Wikimedia/ (CC BY-SA 2.0) When William (Billy) Sidis was barely 3 years old, the story goes, he taught himself a language: Latin. By ...

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2. medium.com › lessons-from-history › the-tragic-storyThe Tragic Story of the Smartest Man in History | by The ...

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   Jan 18, 2024 · The life of William James Sidis, post-Harvard, was a harsh departure from the trajectory one might expect of a prodigious intellect. The challenges he faced were deeply personal and psychological ...

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   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.

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5. www.nytimes.com › 1944/07/18 › archivesSIDIS, A 'WONDER' IN BOYHOOD, DIES; Graduate of Harvard at 16 ...

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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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   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 his father ...

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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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   What happened to William James Sidis?

   • (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.

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   How did Sidis die?

   • Despite his early accomplishments, Sidis had difficulty adjusting to life outside of academia and struggled with social skills. He was also the subject of media attention and ridicule, which contributed to his eventual withdrawal from public life. Sidis passed away in 1944 at the age of 46, reportedly due to a cerebral hemorrhage.

   William James Sidis, the Man who Knew Everything

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   What was William James Sidis life like?

   • Sidis’s life was becoming a series of paradoxes. He was a genius who shunned the spotlight, a teacher who left academia, and a son of successful immigrants who rebelled against the very system that had given his family opportunities. The personal life of William James Sidis was as complex and nuanced as his intellectual endeavors.

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8. www.historicmysteries.com › history › william-jamesWilliam James Sidis, the Man who Knew Everything - Historic ...

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   Apr 8, 2023 · William James Sidis, the Man who Knew Everything. In the early 20th century, a child prodigy captured the world’s attention with his exceptional intellect and early accomplishments. His name was William James Sidis, and his remarkable abilities in various fields of study, including mathematics, language, and history, earned him a reputation ...

9. www.todayifoundout.com › index › 2013A Genius Among Us: The Sad Story of William J. Sidis

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   Dec 6, 2013 · So, on April 1, 1898, Sarah gave birth to the couple’s first child, William James Sidis. Combining Boris and Sarah’s genes alone should have been enough to produce a very smart child, but they didn’t want merely a smart child. They wanted a genius. William’s education began in his very first days on Earth. Sarah quit her job practicing ...