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polymath

[pol-ee-math] / ˈpɒl iˌmæθ /






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Oddie was a true polymath, a man who seemed to make a success of everything to which he turned his hand.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

Wembanyama entered the NBA as a tantalizing mystery, this multilingual polymath international with spectacular height and a point guard’s ball handling.

From The Wall Street Journal May 14, 2026

A remarkable polymath, Goethe himself served as an advisor to Weimar’s Grand Duke, brilliantly balancing political compromises with literature’s highest spiritual callings.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 19, 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

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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