In 1926, psychologist Dr. Catherine Morris Cox and a group of Stanford psychologists including the founder of the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale Dr. Lewis Terman, published a study of the "most eminent men and women to live between 1450-1850." The study estimated IQs based mainly on the degree of intelligence exemplified before the age of 17. It is one of the most referenced studies when discussing possible IQ's of past geniuses ...
- Genius,Occupation, Estimated IQ :
- Goethe, Poet and Writer, 210
- Emmanuel Swedenborg, Religious Writer, 205
- John Stuart Mill, Political Scientist, 200
- Blaise Pascal, Mathematician, 195
- Galileo Galilei, Scientist, 185
- Rene Descartes, Mathematician, 180
- Immanuel Kant, Philosopher, 175
- Sofia Kovalevskaya, Mathematician, 170
- Charles Darwin, Scientist, 165
- Mozart, Composer, 165
source and more details : http://iml.jou.ufl.edu/projects/Spring04/Artigas/facts.htm --
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