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Polymath

November 17, 2024
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  • A polymath is a person who knows a lot about many different subjects.1
  • Literal translation from Greek : Having learned much2

Robert Root-Bernstein is a prominent researcher known for his extensive work on polymathy. He defines two other types - the specialist and the dilettante.

References


  1. Polymath: Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus ↩︎

  2. Polymath: English Wikipedia ↩︎

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