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This concept, applied to everything from nature to society, including our lives in the digital age amid climate change, was promoted by German naturalist and polymath Alexander von Humboldt in the 19th century.
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 9 Apr. 2026
That suspect is the reclusive polymath Nick Szabo who ticks all of the same boxes as Back and whose initials are conveniently the inverse of Satoshi Nakamoto.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2026
Potter and artistic polymath Kawai Kanjiro was a key figure in the 20th-century Mingei folk art movement.
—Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 3 Apr. 2026
Pop polymath Dua Lipa is adding another line to her ever-expanding résume — this time as a literary tastemaker.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 30 Mar. 2026
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 9 Apr. 2026
That suspect is the reclusive polymath Nick Szabo who ticks all of the same boxes as Back and whose initials are conveniently the inverse of Satoshi Nakamoto.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2026
Potter and artistic polymath Kawai Kanjiro was a key figure in the 20th-century Mingei folk art movement.
—Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 3 Apr. 2026
Pop polymath Dua Lipa is adding another line to her ever-expanding résume — this time as a literary tastemaker.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 30 Mar. 2026
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“Polymath.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/polymath. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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