At the age of 8, William could speak 8 languages. William learned Latin, Greek, French, Russian, German, Hebrew, Turkish and Armenian on his own.
William wanted to live a secluded life. He liked to live alone, according to him it was the "perfect" life.
As he grew up, he refused to live life on his father's terms. This led to a feud between the father and son.
That's why he worked as a clerk and other small jobs. But still, he used to get recognized by people.
William became a socialist, during world war I, he was an objector and protested in Boston against the war.
After being jailed, William spent the rest of his life in loneliness with no contact with his family. He never believed in marriage.
The man who had the ability to change the world.......passed away at the age of 46 years old in 1944.