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Nov 24, 2021 · His parents were also no ordinary people, mother Sarah Mandelbaum Sidis was a medical doctor who received her education from BUSM (Boston University School of Medicine) and his father Boris Sidis ...
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...
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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). He wrote the book The Animate and the ...
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- July 17, 1944 (aged 46), Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
- April 1, 1898, Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
Sep 28, 2023 · Published 6 months ago. History is filled with stories of child prodigies who never quite reached their full potential. However, not many have heard of the 11-year-old boy William Sidis, whom many claimed was smarter than the great Albert Einstein himself. He was the youngest to ever enroll at Harvard, but what happened to him, and why didn't ...
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 ...
Aug 14, 2022 · William James Sidis Had An Off-The-Charts IQ — But He Died A Penniless Office Clerk. By Jaclyn Anglis. 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.
Jan 13, 2023 · The early life of William Sidis. William James Sidis was born on April 1, 1898, to Boris and Sarah Sidis in New York City. Both of his parents were extremely accomplished in their own right. His mother was a graduate of Boston University’s School of Medicine. His father was a well-published specialist in abnormal psychology who was determined ...
