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  1. 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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  2. William James Sidis ( April 1, 1898 – July 17, 1944) was an American child prodigy with exceptional mathematical and linguistic abilities. He first became famous for his precocity, and later for his eccentricity and withdrawal from the public eye. He avoided mathematics entirely in later life, writing on other subjects under a number of pseudonyms.

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  4. 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).

  5. Jan 18, 2024 · 11 min read. ·. Jan 18, 2024. 13. 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...

  6. Aug 9, 2021 · Named for the notable American psychologist and philosopher who watched over his upbringing, William James Sidis was the son of one of the pioneers in modern psychology. Boris Sidis, driven to...

  7. The unheard life of William James Sidis 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 ...

  8. May 26, 2021 · The son of two Ukrainian Jews who emigrated to America in the late 1800s, William James Sidis was born in New York on April Fool's Day 1898. He was named after one of his father's friends and colleagues, the philosopher William James, who originated the idea of a "stream of thought."

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