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polymath

[pol-ee-math] / ˈpɒl iˌmæθ /






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It’s because Morello is a musical polymath who has utilized his fame to allow himself to make whatever kind of music he wants to be making.

From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2026

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

Something of a polymath, he was a Fellow of All Souls College in Oxford, physician to Edward VI and to Queen Mary, and sometime general surveyor of mines and money for the Crown.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin




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