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Polyhistor

[poliˈhɪstoːɐ̯]

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noun Polyhistor · Polyhistoren · Polyhistors

Gelehrter mit Kenntnissen in mehreren Fachgebieten „Becher selbst erwähnt noch ältere Vertreter der Kryptographie oder Geheimschrift, darunter den berühmten Polyhistor und Jesuitenpater Athanasius Kircher, ferner die Kabbalisten […], den hochgelehrten Abt Trithemius […] und andere mehr.“

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polymath person with extraordinarily broad and comprehensive knowledge
polyhistor someone gifted or learned in multiple disciplines

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@misc{polyhistor_2026,
  title = {Polyhistor},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/de/polyhistor},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}