Why was thomas Jefferson called a renaissance man?

Answer 1

A renaissance man is a person who is skilled in multiple fields or multiple disciplines, and who has a broad base of knowledge.A brilliant scholar, inventor, naturalist, and architect, Jefferson played the violin, spoke six languages, conducted archeological investigations of Native American mounds, founded the University of Virginia, and assembled a 10,000-book library which became the foundation of the Library of Congress.

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Answer 2

Besides being a patriot and a political leader, Jefferson studied and was proficient in many areas. He did botanical research, wrote on many subjects, knew several languages, spent time in Europe, played the violin well, desgned his own house and made numerous invention.

Answer 3

Thomas Jefferson had drafted the Declaration of Independence, was the first secretary of state, he was the third president of the United States of America, and America's second vice-president among other accomplishments of his. He did in one lifetime what most people couldn't do in three.