noun
- a person of great and varied learning; someone with knowledge in many different fields
Usage: formal; rare
Examples
- The Renaissance produced many polyhistors who excelled in art, science, and literature.
- Leonardo da Vinci is often cited as the quintessential polyhistor of his era.
- Modern academia tends to favor specialization over the polyhistor tradition.
- She was a true polyhistor, equally comfortable discussing philosophy, mathematics, and music.
- The university honored him as a polyhistor whose research spanned multiple disciplines.
- Ancient Greek polyhistors like Aristotle contributed to numerous fields of knowledge.