polyhistor

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noun

A person of great or wide learning. Also polyhistorian.

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β€œRoberto Calasso is the consummate polyhistor. He has published books on such diverse subjects as Greek and Hindu mythology, Talleyrand and his age, and Tiepolo and his use of pink ...” John Simon; Paris Review; New York Times Book Review; Nov 18, 2012. β€œYou have to be a polyhistor to run this place.
They don’t call me genius for nothing.” Clinton Smith; Deep Six; HarperCollins; 2004.
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