Von Wowern lists erudition, literature, philology, philomathy and polyhistory as synonyms. ranging freely through all the fields of the disciplines, as far as the human mind, with unwearied industry, is able to pursue them". Von Wowern defined polymathy as "knowledge of various matters, drawn from all kinds of studies . In Western Europe, the first work to use the term polymathy in its title ( De Polymathia tractatio: integri operis de studiis veterum) was published in 1603 by Johann von Wowern, a Hamburg philosopher.
He was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.Ī polymath ( Greek: πολυμαθής, polymathēs, "having learned much" Latin: homo universalis, "universal human") is an individual whose knowledge spans a substantial number of subjects, known to draw on complex bodies of knowledge to solve specific problems. Franklin was a writer, scientist, inventor, statesman, diplomat, printer and political philosopher. Benjamin Franklin is one of the foremost polymaths in history.
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