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| name = Marilyn vos Savant

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| website = {{url|www.marilynvossavant.com}}

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'''Marilyn vos Savant''' (born August 11, 1946 in [[St. Louis]]) is an [[Americans|American]] [[magazine]] columnist, [[playwright]] and author. She became very famous in the ''Guinness Book of World Records'' category for having the most highest IQ of 228.<ref>[http://priceonomics.com/the-time-everyone-corrected-the-worlds-smartest/ The Time Everyone "Corrected" the World's Smartest Woman"]. ''Priceonomics'', February 19, 2015</ref> Since 1986, she has hosted ''Parade'' magazine's "Ask Marilyn" column. In the column she answers the questions from readers on a variety of subjects.

'''Marilyn vos Savant''' (born August 11, 1946 in [[St. Louis]]) is an [[Americans|American]] [[magazine]] columnist, [[playwright]] and author. She became very famous in the ''Guinness Book of World Records'' category for having the highest IQ of 228.<ref>[http://priceonomics.com/the-time-everyone-corrected-the-worlds-smartest/ The Time Everyone "Corrected" the World's Smartest Woman"]. ''Priceonomics'', February 19, 2015</ref>  

 

Since 1986, she has hosted ''Parade'' magazine's "Ask Marilyn" column. In the column she answers the questions from readers on a variety of subjects.

Guinness retired the "Highest IQ" category in 1990 after concluding IQ tests were too unreliable to designate a single record holder.<ref name=knight>{{Cite news |last=Knight |first=Sam |title=Is a high IQ a burden as much as a blessing? |newspaper=Financial Times |date=10 April 2009 |url=http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/4add9230-23d5-11de-996a-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2h4SGOygh |publisher = Financial Times Ltd |access-date=7 October 2013 }}</ref>

Guinness retired the "Highest IQ" category in 1990 after concluding IQ tests were too unreliable to designate a single record holder.<ref name=knight>{{Cite news |last=Knight |first=Sam |title=Is a high IQ a burden as much as a blessing? |newspaper=Financial Times |date=10 April 2009 |url=http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/4add9230-23d5-11de-996a-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2h4SGOygh |publisher = Financial Times Ltd |access-date=7 October 2013 }}</ref>

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