Nietzsche believed that his intelligence was inherited from his parents, who were both highly intelligent.
His father was a Lutheran minister and his mother was a gifted musician. Nietzsche thought he was born with "good genes" — a predisposition to intellect.
He used his family background as support, pointing out that both his father and grandparents were very smart people.
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In this autobiography, Nietzsche outlines a multitude of explanations for his intelligence.
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