served internationally in several diplomatic posts and was secretary of state under President James Monroe. During his time in government, Adams was an avid supporters of the arts and sciences and advocated for the founding of the Smithsonian Institution.

The president with the second-highest IQ was the perhaps more expected Thomas Jefferson. The third president was a founding father and drafted the Declaration of Independence. After serving two terms as president, Jefferson worked on his two pet projects — his grand estate, Monticello, and establishment of the University of Virginia.



Lindsey Cook for USN&WR; Source: Simonton

The data used for these graphs are an average of the four estimated IQ scores in the study.

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