Maximilian Sebastian Janisch (born August 8, 2003) is a Swiss

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. Janisch showed aptitude for mathematics at a very young age and was described as a

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or . After passing his

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mathematics exams at the age of nine, at the age of twelve, Janisch became the youngest

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student in France, and at the age of eighteen, the youngest doctoral student in Switzerland.Yannick Nock:
Wie das berühmteste Wunderkind der Schweiz das Schulsystem ändern will
'' Schweiz am Wochenende from April 17, 2017, pages 2–3.

Biography

Janisch is the son of the German

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emeritus of mathematics Thomas Drisch and Monika Janisch, who was awarded a doctorate degree in

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from the

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. Janisch skipped three years of elementary school after achieving an IQ score of 149+ in the WISC test. Janisch was admitted to the high school Gymnasium Immensee at the age of eight, and at the age of nine he passed the

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in mathematics with top marks.Rahel Schnüriger/Reno Nägeli: ''Neunjähriger schafft die Mathe-Matura.'' Neue Schweizer Zeitung of June 22, 2013, pages 1 and 28. After completing his Matura in mathematics, Janisch asked to attend the courses and exams of the mathematics study program at the

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and was denied, receiving significant coverage in Swiss media. Janisch was accepted by the French

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in September 2015 as the youngest university student in France in the second year of studies, as it is required to have passed the complete Matura to start university in Switzerland, receiving international media coverage.Julien Marlou: ''Un jeune prodige de 12 ans intègre l’université.'
L’indépendant
of September 26, 2015.Marc-Olivier Fogiel: ''Maximilian Janisch: 12 ans et déjà en 2^e année de licence.'' RTL-TV, October 13, 2015.

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of September 25, 2015. When Janisch passed the full Swiss

in August 2018, he enrolled as a mathematics student at the

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. Janisch has been a doctoral student at the University of Zurich since December 2021. His doctoral advisor is

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. There are several documentaries about Janisch, including the cinema documentary ''Maximilian'' (director: Nicolas Greinacher),Staff Reporter. ''Swiss child prodigy in Derry for film premiere.'' Darry Journal of November 11, 2016, page 22. which won a Grand Prix at the

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in 2018.
AUFFÜHRUNGEN - MAXIMILIAN - DER FILM
' Accessed on February 4, 2024.

References

External links

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