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Any student of art history could also point to the Renaissance’s polymaths, who mobilized artistic and scientific expertise in their pursuit of discovery.
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Michaëla De Lacaze Mohrmann, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2025
Few authors have failed to spot the irony in one of the 18th century’s most recognizable polymaths struggling with basic number skills.
—James Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024
Then there are the polymaths, restless and curious explorers who move between sectors and organizations.
—Ann Kirschner, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Quincy Jones, the musical polymath who contributed to remarkable albums in jazz, soul, and funk as well as several of the biggest pop LPs of the 20th century — most notably producing Michael Jackson’s Off the Wall, Thriller, and Bad albums — died at his home in Bel Air, California, on Sunday.
—Elias Leight, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
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Michaëla De Lacaze Mohrmann, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2025
Few authors have failed to spot the irony in one of the 18th century’s most recognizable polymaths struggling with basic number skills.
—James Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024
Then there are the polymaths, restless and curious explorers who move between sectors and organizations.
—Ann Kirschner, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Quincy Jones, the musical polymath who contributed to remarkable albums in jazz, soul, and funk as well as several of the biggest pop LPs of the 20th century — most notably producing Michael Jackson’s Off the Wall, Thriller, and Bad albums — died at his home in Bel Air, California, on Sunday.
—Elias Leight, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Polymath.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/polymath. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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