The strange life of the 4-year-old professor of Lubeck, speaks fluently 4 languages

At any age, children can be surprised with their talents. However, when it comes to the most prominent children in history, it must be Christian Friedrich Heineken , the boy who was named the " Lubeck professor " since 4 years old.

Christian Friedrich Heineken was born on February 6, 1721 in Lubeck, northern Germany. The boy only lived to be more than 4 years old but was noted as one of the smartest children in the world born. Anecdote recounts that Christian met the Danish king and was fluent in many different languages, according to Earth-chronicles.

If Christian joins one, his score may exceed 200. Like a sponge, Christian absorbs all knowledge from all different areas, not limited to any topic or field. .

Christian is rumored to be able to say short sentences completely from 10 months old. The boy repeats each word correctly from his parents. Christian's father, Paul Heineken, is an artist, architect and shopkeeper who sells art, while Christian's mother is Katarina Elizabeth, a magician.

Another contributor to Christian's approach to the world is nanny Sophie Hildebrant. Once Hildebrant took the child around the house, to the paintings and introduced: 'This is a ornamental horse', 'This is a lighted tower that people call it a lighthouse', 'Here. is a boat that can float on the sea. Now I will point my finger and you repeat what they are. ' Unexpectedly, without hesitation, Christian repeated exactly what the boy had just been taught.

Christian Friedrich Heineken in the picture painted by his mother.(Photo: Wikipedia).

At the age of two, Christian not only has the ability to fluently recount the historical details of the Bible, but also cite each section correctly if they are mentioned. At the age of three, he added his knowledge store to his knowledge of history and geography, learned Latin and French, learned about mathematics and biology. At the age of 4, Christian began to study Church and religious history.

It seems that he knows everything in the world. The sound of Christian spread quickly. So the students in Lubeck were not surprised when one day, the boy stood on the podium and taught them.

Among those who listened were Johann Heinrich von Seelen, principal of Lubeck High School. On January 2, 1724, Seelen had the opportunity to witness the knowledge store like the 'encyclopedia' of the prodigy boy.

Christian begins with an analysis of the Roman and German emperors from Caesar, Augustus to Constantine, Ptolemy and Charlemagne. After that, he moved to the Israeli kings and then to German geography. Finally, Christian ended his speech with the story of the human bone structure. All of the above information is linked by some logical chain even though they are in completely different areas.'The audience seemed to be enchanted, they all gasped , ' Seelen wrote in his diary.

In addition to his knowledge, Christian also shows his talents in literature and art. Hamburg composer Georg Philipp Telemann came and met many compliments for 'Lubeck little professor'.

'Actually, if I were an outsider, I would kneel and bow my head to this boy,' Telemann said at the time. 'The boy is indeed our treasure'.

At the age of three, Christian asked his parents to take him to see King Frederick of Denmark to transmit detailed maritime maps that he insisted he could draw himself. However, Christian's mother advised him not to go because he could not hold the pen for too long. Christian reassured his mother that 'The king is a benevolent person, he will give you the power to draw maps across the sea'.

Knowing about Christian, King Frederick IV of Denmark felt very curious and wanted to meet the prodigy boy. He did not believe a child over three years old had the ability to speak four languages ​​fluently. Christian was taken to Copenhagen. He presented to the king and council several lectures on Danish history and immediately accepted the nickname Mirakulum, meaning 'Miracle' in Latin.

With his intellect and wisdom unmatched, Christian promises to be a great man in history. But his life ended too soon. After returning from Denmark, Christian's health condition began to deteriorate rapidly. The doctors realized that his body became increasingly depressed. He constantly suffered from headaches and joint pain, insomnia and anorexia. His face was swollen due to allergies.

Christian's digestive system cannot consume anything that contains wheat flour. One day, while undergoing herbal treatment, Christian said: 'My life is like a cloud.' After that, he sang about 200 hymns.

Christian died on June 27, 1725. Scientists later identified Christian as having Celiac syndrome , an autoimmune disease of the gastrointestinal tract, caused by excessive sensitivity to gluten or gluten intolerance. Before leaving the world, the last sentence he said was: "Please, God, bring your soul."