Christian Friedrich Heinecken
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Christian Friedrich Heinecken (February 6, 1721–June 27, 1725) also known as "the Infant of Lübeck," is a legendary German child prodigy reputed to have spoken within hours of his birth. By three, he was well-versed in mathematics, history and geography, and could speak Latin and French in addition to his native tongue. There is no evidence that he was real.
An illness at age four gave him cause to predict his own death, which occurred the same year.
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- Barlow, F. Mental prodigies. New York: Philosophical Library, 1952. (Out of Print)
