Who Was the Greater Genius? A Complete Comparison
An Argentine short-story writer, essayist, poet, and translator best-known for Ficciones (Fictions) and El Aleph (The Aleph).
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One of the major English Romantic poets best known for his works "Ozymandias" (1818), "Ode to the West Wind" (1819), "To a Skylark" (1820)
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Based on estimated IQ scores, Percy Bysshe Shelley (IQ 185) ranks higher than Jorge Luis Borges (IQ 180). However, both made extraordinary contributions.
Jorge Luis Borges had an estimated IQ of 180 while Percy Bysshe Shelley had an estimated IQ of 185.
Jorge Luis Borges is known for: A Universal History of Infamy (1935), Ficciones (1944), El Aleph (1949), Labyrinths (1962) and The Book of Sand (1975) . Percy Bysshe Shelley is known for: "Ozymandias" (1818), "Ode to the West Wind" (1819), "To a Skylark" (1820), and “The Mask of Anarchy” (1819).
Yes. Both Jorge Luis Borges and Percy Bysshe Shelley are universally regarded as among history's greatest intellects.