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  2. Aug 14, 2022 · Published August 14, 2022. Updated November 8, 2023. 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.

  3. 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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    • July 17, 1944 (aged 46), Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
  4. Nov 24, 2021 · Though no scorecards or test reports concerning his intelligence exist today, considering Sidis’ age and academic brilliance, his IQ score is estimated by some to be somewhere between 50...

  5. Aug 18, 2022 · Those with higher IQs in comparison with Einstein include William James Sidis, Leonardo Da Vinci and Marilyn vos Savant. Sidis was a child prodigy whose IQ was estimated to be anywhere between...

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  6. TIL William James Sidis had an IQ that was believed to be between 250 and 300. At eighteen months old he could read The New York Times, at two he taught himself Latin, at three he learned Greek. By the time he was an adult he could speak more than forty languages and dialects.

  7. Dec 10, 1999 · Sidis was later estimated to have an IQ in the 250-300 range, and while that’s conjectural (hell, foolish — on what basis could the scale be run up that high?), there’s little doubt that he was a very smart guy.

  8. William James Sidis was a child prodigy with an estimated IQ of 250-300. His brilliance was both a gift and a burden, as he struggled to find his place in a world that couldn't keep up with his intellect.

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