Polymath vs. Autodidact

Polymathnoun

A person with extraordinarily broad and comprehensive knowledge.

Polymathnoun

a person of great and varied learning

Polymathnoun

a person of wide knowledge or learning

Polymath

A polymath (Greek: πολυμαθής, polymathēs, Latin: homo universalis, ) is an individual whose knowledge spans a substantial number of subjects, known to draw on complex bodies of knowledge to solve specific problems. 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.

Autodidactnoun

A self-taught person.

Autodidactnoun

One who is self-taught; an automath.

Autodidactnoun

a person who is self-taught

Autodidactnoun

a self-taught person.