Child prodigy

In psychology research literature, the term child prodigy is defined as person under the age of ten who produces meaningful output in some domain to the level of an adult expert performer. Child prodigies are rare; and, in some domains, there are no child prodigies at all. Prodigiousness in childhood does not always predict adult eminence.

The term Wunderkind (from German: "wonder child") is sometimes used as a synonym for "prodigy", particularly in media accounts. Wunderkind also is used to recognize those who achieve success and acclaim early in their adult careers.

Examples of particularly extreme prodigies could include Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Felix Mendelssohn, Evgeny Kissin and Teresa Milanollo in music; Bobby Fischer, Samuel Reshevsky, Judit Polgár, Magnus Carlsen, Sergey Karjakin, Paul Morphy and José Capablanca in chess; Carl Friedrich Gauss, Shakuntala Devi, Srinivasa Ramanujan, John von Neumann and Terence Tao in mathematics; Pablo Picasso and Wang Ximeng in art; and Saul Kripke in philosophy. French composer Camille Saint-Saëns has been recognized by musical historians as one of the greatest musical child prodigies, but his mother was cautious, and didn't seek to exploit her son's skills, fearing it would cause him emotional trouble.

Wunderkind (fashion)

Wunderkind (German pronunciation: [ˈvʊndɐkɪnt]) is a German fashion brand. It was established by Wolfgang Joop and his partner Edwin Lemberg in Potsdam in 2003.

The company headquarters are the Villa Rumpf in Potsdam.

History

The label was started in Potsdam by Wolfgang Joop and Edwin Lemberg in 2003. Joop's first international Wunderkind show was at the New York Fashion Week in September 2004; he showed in New York for three consecutive seasons. Wunderkind first showed in Paris in 2006; it showed a collection there in October 2012.

Stores

In 2013 Wunderkind opened a store in Munich, and announced that it would open others in Paris, Potsdam and on the island of Sylt. The brand can also be found online on websites such as Farfetch, Shopstyle and Avenue 32.

References

Wunderkind (disambiguation)

Wunderkind may refer to: