Search results
Jan 18, 2024 · William James Sidis’ entrance into Harvard University at the age of 11 marked a new chapter in his already remarkable life. His intellectual capabilities were not just about learning languages ...
Find a Grave Memorial ID: 19750232. Sponsored by P. David Eastburn. Source citation. Linguist and Mathematician. Sidis, named for family friend, Prof. William James, was born to Boris and Sarah, who were intellectuals in their own right. There are many instances of William's profound and precocious genius as a young boy.
William James Sidis was an American child prodigy with exceptional mathematical abilities and a claimed mastery of many languages. After his death, his sister made the unverifiable claim that his IQ was "the very highest that had ever been obtained," but any records of any IQ testing that Sidis actually took have been lost to history.
The elder Sidis, a Russian-born pioneer in the field of psychopathology, was also deeply interested in early education and firmly convinced that the brain was at its most receptive in the first years of life. In 1898, with the birth of his son, he gained a perfect subject for his experiments. “To delay is a mistake and wrong to the child ...
Later Life and Death. In later life, William James Sidis withdrew from public life and became increasingly reclusive. He changed his name to "William Jameson" and worked a series of menial jobs, including a stint as a janitor at an insurance company. Sidis yearned to live an independent and private life after returning to the East Coast in 1921.
Dec 26, 2023 · William James Sidis (/ˈsaɪ dɪs/; April 1, 1898 – July 17, 1944) was an American child prodigy with exceptional mathematical abilities and a claimed mastery of many languages. After his death, his sister made the unverifiable claim that his IQ was "the very highest that had ever been obtained," but any records of any IQ testing that Sidis ...
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 ...
