Timeline for Student of many disciplines without the negative connotation of "Dilettante"?
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| Nov 13, 2016 at 5:23 | comment | added | Richard Kayser | Yes, I agree, but genius often is much broader. Erdos was exceptionally narrow. Consider Einstein instead. There are many others like him. For example, I wouldn't call Leibnitz a polymath. While he was a polymath, I'd still call him a a genius. Most people familiar with him would do the same. | |
| Nov 13, 2016 at 4:58 | comment | added | jamesqf | No, one can be a genius, yet limited to a single narrow field, e.g. Paul Erdős. Or one can be just reasonably intelligent, but educated in many fields. | |
| Nov 13, 2016 at 0:29 | history | answered | Richard Kayser | CC BY-SA 3.0 |