The Tragedy of a Math Guy Who Spoke 25 Languages and Was Smart as Hell

William James Sidis just wanted to be left alone

Maria Milojković, MA
Lessons from History
8 min readFeb 12

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The tragedy of mathematician William James Sidis
William James Sidis photographed at his Harvard graduation in 1914 | Image from Wikipedia, altered by the author

We think three things in life can make us successful:

  • money,
  • beauty,
  • and brains.

But what if they are a curse?

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Maria Milojković, MA
Lessons from History

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