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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 ...
- John W. Shattuck, Frank Folupa, Parker Greene, Jacob Marmor
- July 17, 1944 (aged 46), Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
- April 1, 1898, Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
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.
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.
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Nov 24, 2021 · Listening to Sidis, American Physicist Daniel F. Comstock, who was a professor at MIT at that time, said “I predict that young Sidis will be a great astronomical mathematician, the leader in ...
Sep 28, 2023 · Published 7 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 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...
Apr 25, 2021 · William James Sidis, 21 years old, was sentenced in the Roxbury Municipal Court today to six months in the House of correction for rioting and one year first called upon a police officer and then made a radical demonstration in the Roxbury district.
