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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 16 December 2024. American child prodigy (1898–1944) William James Sidis Sidis at his Harvard graduation (1914) Born (1898-04-01) April 1, 1898 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. Died July 17, 1944 (1944-07-17) (aged 46) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. Other names John W. Shattuck Frank Folupa Parker Greene Jacob ...
Boris Sidis (/ ˈ s aɪ d ɪ s /; October 12, 1867 – October 24, 1923) was a Ukrainian-American psychopathologist, psychologist, physician, psychiatrist, and philosopher of education. Sidis founded the New York State Psychopathic Institute and the Journal of Abnormal Psychology. He was the father of child prodigy William James Sidis.
Sidis may refer to: Boris Sidis (1867–1923), psychologist, psychiatrist, and psychopathologist, father of William James Sidis William James Sidis (1898–1944), eccentric genius and child prodigy, son of Boris
Their son David was born the following year and he died in 1971. Before getting married, she was a companion of noted former child prodigy William James Sidis and the object of his unrequited love. [ 5 ]
Born in Brooklyn, [1] New York, Fadiman was a nephew of the émigré Ukrainian psychologist Boris Sidis and a first cousin of the child prodigy William James Sidis. [2] Fadiman grew up in Brooklyn. His mother worked as a nurse; his father, Isadore, immigrated from Russian empire in 1892 and worked as a druggist. [3]
Boris and Sarah Sidis had two children, William James Sidis (b. 1898) and Helena (not Grace) Sidis (b. 1908). Fadiman's mother's name was Grace Elizabeth, according to other biographical entries about him. Most likely she was Sarah Mandelbaum Sidis's sister, and her maiden name was Mandelbaum. 24.158.146.194 17:03, 28 June 2012 (UTC)
Fadiman is the first cousin once removed of child prodigy William James Sidis. Sidis was the son of Sarah Sidis (née Mandelbaum), who was the sister of Fadiman's paternal grandmother, Grace Fadiman (née Mandelbaum). [33] He was also featured in the first episode of the 2022 Netflix documentary series How to Change Your Mind.
Wallace was married for seven years to the musician Josef Marc. She dedicated her biography of William James Sidis, The Prodigy, to him. They divorced in 1986. In 1990 she entered a relationship with anthropologist Carlos Castaneda, which she wrote about in her memoir, Sorcerer's Apprentice: My Life with Carlos Castaneda, published in 2003. The ...