“They are an odd pop group, somehow managing to be nice, polymathy and popular.”

“Those were the days, of course, in which arts section punditry counted for something and high-level polymathy still had its place.”

“His polymathy, his philosophical sensibilities and his cultural cosmopolitanism counted for much, notably among the European émigré scientists.”

“In high school, I studied American history with a nineteenth-century-style polymath who assigned us readings from Richard Hofstadter.”

“He was a polymath and was offered a history scholarship before opting for medicine.”

“What I didn't know at the time was he was also a polymath, with a wide range of interests and a photographic memory.”

“His portrait of this elusive, intensely private genius describes Faraday's links with painters and poets, polymaths and mystics.”

“These polymaths often resented their lack of recognition from specialist professional academics, and compensated by seeking political success.”

“Second, close readings of grammarians and polymaths betray a fascination with the relation of vernacular language to pedagogy and geography.”