renaissance man

English Thesaurus

1. a scholar during the Renaissance who (because knowledge was limited) could know almost everything about many topics (noun.person)

hypernym	:	bookman, scholar, scholarly person, student, bookman, scholar, scholarly person, student,
definition	:	a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines (noun.person)

2. a modern scholar who is in a position to acquire more than superficial knowledge about many different interests (noun.person)

antonym	:	specialiser, specialist, specializer,
definition	:	an expert who is devoted to one occupation or branch of learning (noun.person)

antonym	:	specialiser, specialist, specializer,
definition	:	an expert who is devoted to one occupation or branch of learning (noun.person)