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polymath

[pol-ee-math] / ˈpɒl iˌmæθ /






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Jean-Antoine Houdon’s terracotta bust of the polymath captures his likeness faithfully, giving a full sense of his energy, brilliance and homespun charm.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026

And there are details on her life with her third husband, the polymath George Cooper.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2026

Later this month, the world premiere of Kurtag's second opera "Die Stechardin" about the 18th-century love story of a German polymath and a flower girl will cap the centenary of his birth.

From Barron's ● Feb. 18, 2026

"I like facts, I like knowledge, I like having wide interests. There's various ways of describing such a person, dilettante might be one way and polymath might be another."

From BBC ● Nov. 29, 2025

His father was a wealthy banker in Birmingham; his mother was the daughter of Erasmus Darwin, the polymath poet and doctor, who was also Charles Darwin's grandfather.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee


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