He was certainly considered a prodigy when a child with an encyclopedic knowledge and, like many other members of his extraordinarily talented family, he studied law and took an interest in mathematics.
Siya ay tiyak itinuturing ng isang kagila-gilalas na kapag ang isang anak sa isang ensiklopediko kaalaman at, tulad ng maraming iba pang mga kasapi ng kanyang extraordinarily mahuhusay na pamilya, siya-aral ng batas at kinuha ng isang interes sa matematika.