Laurent Simons was born on December 26, 2009 in Ostend, Belgium. As of 2021, he is 11 years old and will be celebrating his 12th birthday on December 26, 2021.
Laurent Simons is a Belgian-Dutch child with an IQ (Intelligent Quotient) of 142 who graduated with a bachelor’s degree in physics from University of Antwerp in Belgium.
Simons did not only graduate with a bachelor’s degree but also with the highest distinction. He was able to accomplish this on just a year.
Simons parents are Alexander Simons (father) and Lydia Simons (mother), they are both dentists. He also grew up with grandparents in Ostend.
Laurent Simons completed his elementary and high school at the age of 8 in just about a year.
In 2019, Laurent studied electrical engineering at Eindhoven University of Technology in Netherlands and was set to become the world’s youngest ever graduate beating “Michael Kearney” record but Simons was withdrawn from the University by his parents, after the University disclosed that he would not be able to meet up with the proposed deadline because of the exams he had to write. He was withdrawn on December 9, 2009.
However he is now the second youngest person to graduate (at age 11) with a degree in physics.
Height : 4.4 ft 140 cm
Weight : 66 ıbs 30 kg