Joseph Harris-Birtill is the youngest member of the month.
He rolled at five weeks, said his first word at seven months and “read his first book out loud, from start to finish, with a year and nine months.” Now it was recognized by Guinness as the youngest ever in the month.
The month, the highly exclusive society for people with high IQ, accepted it when he had only 2 years and 182 days of age – A record at Guinness World Records.
Joseph Harris-Bortill He was born in November 2021 in the UK and, to enter, had to prove his IQ of at least 132 – exclusive score for the top 2% of the population. By the time he joined the month, he was even younger than Isla McNABB, an American who arrived at the organization when he was 2 years old and 195 days.
Little Joseph’s parents, both professors at the University of St. Andrews, say they have noticed their rare development from an early age: they rolled five weeks, said their first word at seven months and “He read his first book aloud from start to finish, with a year and nine months”reveals the boy’s mother who, at the age of two, could already allegedly read fluently for 10 minutes, count up to ten in five languages and complete advanced numerical tasks.
Now, Joseph You are learning core code and playing piano. Parents came into contact with the month to help support their rapid learning pace.
“I researched online for more available support and I saw that the month offers resources and adhesion to highly capable children. We hope this achievement will give you a feeling of pride when it is older – it’s a very unusual recognition and the merit is all of it!” Says Rose to Guinness.
Joseph Harris-Birtill is the youngest member of the month.
Founded in 1946, the month currently has about 140,000 members worldwide and defines itself as a society for people with high intellectual potential, regardless of its origin. The organization emphasizes equality between its members, which are considered peers, regardless of race, religion, politics or socioeconomic status.
Joseph thus hits the record of Teddy Hobbs, who until then had the title of youngest member of the month, reached at three years and nine months of age, in 2023.
