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
“He was a war hero and a Renaissance man that did math theorems while he was in Congress and who could recite Homer from memory,” he says.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2025
I recently spoke with Weller about the legacy and politics of “RoboCop,” his long career, turn as a Renaissance man, the importance of jazz and his friendship with Miles Davis.
From Salon • Apr. 19, 2025
Now, the composer Joseph Boulogne would be hailed as a Renaissance man: artist, athlete, intellectual, soldier.
From New York Times • Jan. 22, 2024
It’s my honor and pleasure to salute You, a true Renaissance man of Harlem.
From "Bronx Masquerade" by Nikki Grimes
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