as in Renaissance man
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Noun
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Australian performance artist, designer, model and musician Leigh Bowery (1961-1994) was a Renaissance man who pushed the boundaries of art and gender, bursting onto the London post-punk club scene in the 1980s and making an impact on the worlds of fashion and art.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025 -
Kristofferson has been lauded as a legendary Renaissance man: an Army helicopter pilot, Rhodes scholar, Golden Gloves boxer, literature enthusiast, footballer, silver screen stud and one of the most prolific songwriters of our time.—
Audrey Gibbs,
The Tennessean,
30 Sep. 2024
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Over the centuries, polymaths — or people knowledgeable in many disciplines — have brought forth a wide range of inventions and discoveries.—
Joe McKendrick,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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But Bowery was a brilliant polymath, whose work included performance, live art, dance, music, modeling, television and club promotion.—
Emily LaBarge,
New York Times,
2 Jan. 2025
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Franklin’s Pragmatic Idealism: Impact Over Ideology Franklin’s brilliance was not only in his intellect but in his ability to turn ideas into real-world solutions.—
Michael Sheldrick,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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Reeder’s a smallish winger (5-foot-10, 170 pounds) who relies on his on-ice intellect to navigate the ice, play off his linemates, find pockets of space and distribute.—
Scott Wheeler,
The Athletic,
14 Jan. 2025
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“Polyhistor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/polyhistor. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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