William james sidis 1914

William James Sidis

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  • Birth

    Birth
    William James Sidis was born to Jewish immigrants from Ukraine. On April 1, 1898, in New York City. His father, Boris Sidis was a psychiatrist and he was a polyglot. His mother, Sarah was graduated from its School of Medicine. He has got a one sister, Helena Sidis.

  • Early age...

    Early age...
    Sidis could read New York Times at 18 months.

  • Childhood.

    Childhood.
    By age 8, he had reportedly taught himself 8 languages (Latin, Greek, French, Russian, German, Hebrew, Turkish, and Armenian) and invented another, which he called Vendergood.

  • Harvard University.

    Harvard University.
    William set a record in 1909 by becoming the youngest person to enroll at Harvard University.