William James Sidis
William James Sidis · Science & Medicine
Child prodigy — youngest person ever admitted to Harvard, at 11 (1909); lectured the Harvard Mathematical Club on four-dimensional bodies at 12
1898, Boston (Manhattan area), New York, United States — 1944, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
United States
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William James Sidis was an American child prodigy with exceptional mathematical and linguistic gifts, admitted to Harvard at age 11 in 1909 and lecturing the Harvard Mathematical Club on four-dimensional bodies at 12. He later withdrew from public life, working obscure jobs and writing on varied subjects, and his life became a cautionary tale about prodigies and the press. He was the son of Boris and Sarah Sidis, Ukrainian-Jewish immigrants who had fled the pogroms of the Russian Empire.
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Child prodigy — youngest person ever admitted to Harvard, at 11 (1909); lectured the Harvard Mathematical Club on four-dimensional bodies at 12
Source: Wikipedia (parents Boris and Sarah Sidis, Ukrainian-Jewish immigrants who fled the pogroms)
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