The term entered the lexicon in the 20th century and has now been applied to great thinkers living before and after the Renaissance.īibliography Includes bibliographical references and index. Leonardo da Vinci, a polymath of the Renaissance eraĪ polymath (Greek: πολυμαθής, polymathēs, 'having learned much' Latin: homo universalis, 'universal man') is an individual whose knowledge spans a significant number of subjects, known to draw on complex bodies of knowledge to solve specific problems.
