Sho Yano
Sho Timothy Yano ( Japanese 矢野 祥 , Yano Shō ; born October 22, 1990 in Portland (Oregon) ) is an American child prodigy of Japanese and Korean descent. His IQ is estimated at around 200.
Allegedly he played Chopin's pieces at the age of 3 . In an American Standard Test ( SAT ), which American students usually take at around sixteen, he scored 1500 out of 1600 by the age of eight. He enrolled at Loyola University in Chicago at nine and graduated summa cum laude at twelve . In the same year he began studying medicine at the University of Chicago , the youngest student in the history of that university. According to himself, he would like to work as a cancer researcher later.
Trivia
- Sho Yano prefers classical music.
- His younger sister Sayuri (* 1996) also shows promising talents.
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| SURNAME | Yano, Sho |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Yano, Sho Timothy; 矢野 祥 (Japanese); Yano Shō |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American child prodigy of Japanese and Korean descent |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 22, 1990 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Portland , Oregon |