The doctor has 11 degrees, is fluent in 6 foreign languages, but chose to work as a security guard at the age of 70 for an unexpected reason.

Among the 1% of people with the highest IQ in the UK, Dr Bruce Anthony Berry surprised when he decided to work as a security guard for a primary school in Sharlston, West Yorks at the age of 70.

Bruce Anthony Berry was born and raised in Sharlston, near Wakefield, UK. He was the only child in a family whose father was a teacher. Possessing an IQ of 161, Bruce is one of the members of Mensa – The organization for the smartest people in the world. In addition, he can speak fluently 6 languages ​​including Spanish, Italian, French, German, Russian, Japanese and is a member of the Institute of Linguistics.

From a young age, Dr. Bruce attended Sharlston Primary School and Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Wakefield before training at the University of Manchester. He graduated with his first bachelor’s degree from this school in 1963, then from 1970, he continued to study at many other schools in England and France to obtain many other degrees.

Dr. Bruce Anthony Berry.

From 1975 to 2006, Bruce received a bachelor’s degree from London, a master’s degree from Leeds, York, Bradford, Leeds Metropolitan, Normandy University in Caen, France, and a doctorate from Leeds Metropolitan University. His subjects include applied translation, cultural studies, English and French literature.

Talking about his remarkable academic achievements, the 70-year-old Doctor said: “I like to keep an open and receptive mind – whatever interests me, I learn.”

Bruce Berry taught at Walsall for three years, but deciding that wasn’t what the doctor wanted, he returned to Yorkshire in 1969. He later went on to work for a post office in the Square. Leeds until 1979. Bruce then became a translator of technical documents for film producer Agfa Gevaert until retiring at the age of 65.

Possessing a huge “collection” of degrees along with many years of experience working in such many professions, at the age of 70, this Doctor was surprised when he chose to work as a security guard at the university. Crofton Elementary.

At the age of 70, Dr. Bruce is the “owner” of 11 degrees including PhD, 7 Master’s degrees and 3 Bachelor’s degrees that many people admire.

His daily job is patrolling the streets outside the school to help the school’s students cross the street safely. For four years, in addition to ensuring traffic safety for students, Bruce also shared his knowledge with the children and earned their admiration.

Sharing the reason for accepting this job, he said: “I love studying for a degree but want to do something useful for the community. It’s nice to be able to help the kids get to school and get home safely every day.” This is the job he chose to earn extra income to cover tuition fees with the goal of getting his 12th degree in his life.

A friendly and likable person, Bruce is respected by most teachers and students. Teachers at the school tried to determine if this Dr.’s academic performance could set a world record, but the Guinness Book of Records did not recognize those achievements.

Since June 2009, Dr. Bruce serves on the Sharlston Parish Council and is passionate about his work. Later, he died at the age of 73 due to health reasons. It is known that throughout his life, this doctor devoted himself to studying and doing the things he liked, so he never married or married.

(According to yorkshirepost.co.uk)