Renaissance man
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Through him, we are allowed a rare glimpse into the street-level experiences of a common Renaissance man.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
Charles is at once a Renaissance man and a Luddite.
From Salon • Nov. 21, 2024
Maurice Sr. was both jack-of-all-trades and working-class Renaissance man, for a time alternating roles as nightclub bouncer and drum-playing orchestra leader, Nurse said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 2, 2024
Smart, worldly and insatiably curious, Mr. Ramaswamy is about as close as you get to a Renaissance man in our times.
From Washington Times • Jul. 24, 2023
He was, in truth, more of a Renaissance man than a modern scientist, and still thought in terms of vital forces, an abstract conception of perfection and spirits that kept the body alive.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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