Boris Sidis, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Boris Sidis

American psychiatrist

Date of Birth: 12-Oct-1867

Place of Birth: Berdychiv, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine

Date of Death: 24-Oct-1923

Profession: psychiatrist, psychologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Boris Sidis (; October 12, 1867 – October 24, 1923) was a Ukrainian-American 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.
Boris Sidis eventually opposed mainstream psychology and Sigmund Freud, and thereby died ostracized.
He was married to a maternal aunt of Clifton Fadiman, the American intellectual.