The real polymaths

What is a polymath, and what does polymathy really mean? Is polymathy good or bad? Who are the real polymaths?

Saturday, January 31, 2026

Polymathy vs. polymaths

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Many scholars study polymathy. I'm pretty interested in it myself. However, I find actual polymaths at least as interesting. I'm fas...

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 This is a test post for restarting this project.
Monday, September 26, 2022

Polymathy in the media

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At the Billy the Kid Outlaw Film Festival in Hico, Texas, there is either an exhibit or a sponsor titled "The Art of Polymathy Freelan...
Wednesday, September 21, 2022

Emil Votoček, part 4

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Just a little more of Votoček's chemistry work. Votoček was also a leader in creating a nomenclature for the carbohydrates, especially f...
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Thursday, September 15, 2022

Emil Votoček, part 3

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  Votoček was a prolific researcher and writer, publishing over 300 scholarly papers. He was a member of the Royal Czech Society of Scienc...
Wednesday, September 14, 2022

Emil Votoček, part 2

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Votoček attended business school after high school with the intention of taking over his father’s wholesale paper business, but realized tha...
Monday, September 12, 2022

Emil Votoček, part 1

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Let's start looking at another polymath. What about Emil Votoček ? Votoček was an organic chemist and chemistry professor who, in his la...
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Dave
I am a lawyer and legal writer who has been thinking about polymaths and polymathy for many years. I do not consider myself a polymath.
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