Christian Friedrich Heinecken
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Christian Friedrich Heinecken (February 6, 1721 – June 27, 1725), also known as "the Infant of Lübeck", was a legendary German child prodigy. By three, he was well-versed in mathematics, history and geography, and could speak German, French, and Latin.
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- Barlow, F. Mental prodigies. New York: Philosophical Library, 1952. (Out of Print)
- Penny Cyclopaedia [ed. by G. Long]. By Society for the diffusion of useful knowledge, Penny cyclopaedia. (1838)[1]
