What about Nikola Tesla? I'm not an expert, but I was surprised that he's not mentioned anywhere in this article. He was particularly important as a logician, and is considered to be a co-founder of semeiotics. He produced original ideas in mathematics, logic, geodesy, spectroscopy (in fact, several areas of the physical sciences), psychology, philosophy, semeiotics, and more. Without question, Charles Sanders Peirce should go down as a polymath. Maybe someone else who knows more about her might make a more informed decision. I think Freya Stark might qualify-she was a self-taught cartographer and student of Arabic, and she was also a spy against the Nazis in the Middle East. The preceding unsigned comment was added by Martschink ( talk Dpbsmith (talk) 20:38, 20 September 2006 (UTC) Here are some more: Isaac Newton, Bertrand Russell, Alfred North Whitehead, Avicenna (ibn Sīnā), René Descartes, Galileo Galilei, Pythagoras - Mavaddat 18:29, 12 December 2006 (UTC) For what it's worth, in Carl Sagan's Dragons of Eden he gives this list of 20th century polymaths: Bertrand Russell, A. Solipsist 21:40, (UTC) Or Alfred Korzybski for the many disciplines he researched to produce 'Science and Sanity'? Or John von Neumann for the Computer ,Physics, economis, etc reference -> /2006sud/06feb/2402ss1.htm You've cited a reference that calls John von Neumann a polymath, so go ahead and put him in. Seems to be branding himself as a futurologist these days, but he has had an interesting history in electronic music, speech synthesis and disability aids. Dpbsmith (talk) 20:39, 20 September 2006 (UTC) Or Ray Kurzweil? I would support Ray Kurzweil. It would be a good idea to find a source you can cite that calls Kahneman "a polymath". Be bold - Solipsist 21:40, (UTC) Be bold, but also be verifiable. Any chance for Daniel Kahneman? mathematics, economics, and psychology, cognitive science. Or Buckminster Fuller?! - practically the definition of polymath. What about Umberto Eco? I guess he is a prime example for a polymath ) - PhilipP 21:52, (UTC) I would really rather see more diverse interests to qualify as a polymath. Not sure about the number of mathematician/physicists in this list.
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I know this is not serious enough for entry but a picture of "Wilson" from the TV show "home improvement" might convey the message simply. SOMEONE ADD GOETHE -Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.148.46.224 ( talk) 04:22, 19 March 2008 (UTC) Preceding unsigned comment added by Hulg ( talk What about Brian May? He's an astrophysicist and renowned guitar player. In particular the modern period polymaths and ancient polymaths appear qualitatively different from those of the Renaissance - Solipsist 16:43, (UTC) The thinking being that it is easier to be a polymath at certain times. Organised polymaths into periods, approximately