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Top Polymaths in History

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A list with the most notable polymaths.

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Leonardo da Vinci Report Abuse
Did you know da Vinci invented the scissors?
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Mikhail Vasilyevich Lomonosov Report Abuse
Would you like to be an astronomer, chemist, educator, and writer, all at the same time? If so, take Lomonosov as an example.
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Galileo Galilei Report Abuse
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Roger Bacon Report Abuse
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Avicenna Report Abuse
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Ibn-al Nafis Report Abuse
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Al-Farabi Report Abuse
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Su Song Report Abuse
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Abbas Ibn Firnas Report Abuse
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Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa Report Abuse
He was a legal expert, magician, astrologist and tactician. Smart combination, right?
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Jalal Al-Din Rumi Report Abuse
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Aldous Huxley Report Abuse
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Uku Masing Report Abuse
He is said to have been fluent in 65 languages.
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Albertus Magnus Report Abuse
It is said that Magnus was well versed in virtually all the fields of knowledge of his time.
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