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William James Sidis, _____________ might have been the most intelligent person in history, was a child prodigy of his time.
who
His IQ was estimated to be between 250 and 300 points, _____________ is significantly higher than Einstein’s.
which
Sidis was born in Boston in 1898 to Ukrainian parents. _____________ his parents were loving and caring towards young William, they were quite pushy _____________ it came to his education.
even though / when
They thought they could ‘create’ a genius. His mother spent the family’s money on books, maps and other educational tools _____________ her son could get the best education possible.
so that
William was able to read the New York Times before he was two years old. ------------ he reached the age of 6, he had learned to speak English, Latin, French, German, Russian, Hebrew, Turkish and Armenian.
By the time
As a young boy, he created his own language and wrote a novel. _____________ Sidis was accepted to Harvard University at the age of 9, the university asked him to wait until he was 11 to start his undergraduate education.
Even though
Harvard, _____________ he stayed for five years, wasn’t a happy place for him.
where
His classmates, _____________ were much older than him, kept mocking and humiliating him.
who
_____________ he graduated, he briefly worked as a maths professor. His great intellect and achievements fascinated the public and the media. Numerous articles were written about him, and he was constantly chased by reporters
After
Sidis kept moving from one place to another changing jobs along the way _____________ he wanted to escape the limelight.
because
_____________ he was hiding, he wrote many books under different pseudonyms. Most of these books were never published.
While
