Renaissance man

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The Renaissance man, the father of the modern age, can claim all of us as successors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

Charles is at once a Renaissance man and a Luddite.

From Salon • Nov. 21, 2024

But it’s actually a good fit for the Texas native and musical Renaissance man.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2024

Now, the composer Joseph Boulogne would be hailed as a Renaissance man: artist, athlete, intellectual, soldier.

From New York Times • Jan. 22, 2024

A Renaissance man of the plains, he is a farmer, welder, businessman, machinist, ace mechanic, commodities speculator, licensed airplane pilot, computer programmer, electronics troubleshooter, video-game repairman.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer