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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.
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 ...
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Nov 24, 2021 · William James Sidis. Source: The Sidis Archive/Wikimedia Commons Born in New York on April 1, 1898, to Russian immigrants, Sidis could easily read the newspaper when he was only 18 months old.
Jan 26, 2024 · William James Sidis excelled by passing the third grade of primary school in just three days and wrote four books between the ages of 4 and 8, two on anatomy and two on astronomy. Before turning ten, he was accepted into the prestigious MIT , and at the age of 11, he entered Harvard University, becoming the youngest student in the institution ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 Municipal ...