person of letters
Example Sentences
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Taken all in all, her work was that of a complete person of letters and an important public intellectual.
From Scientific American • Jan. 25, 2018
A. In the black tradition it's like being a Talmudic scholar, a person of letters who writes about African-American culture.
From Time Magazine Archive
He had become, without an effort, the wealthiest and the most influential person of letters of his time.
From Aspects and Impressions by Gosse, Edmund
"Your name's Fairchild, isn't it?" asked the person of letters, as he fastened a pair of gimlet eyes on the owner of the Blue Poppy.
From The Cross-Cut by Cooper, Courtney Ryley
