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The common term Renaissance man is used to describe a person who is well educated or who excels in a wide variety of subjects or fields. Also called a Polymath, the idea developed in Renaissance Italy from the notion expressed by one of its most accomplished representatives, Leon Battista Alberti (1404-1472): that "a man can do all things if he will."

One of the most well known persons termed to be a Renaissance man was Leonardo da vinci.

Other persons termed as a Renaissance man were Michaelangelo, Shen Kuo, (a Chinese scientist and statesman of the Song Dynasty (1031-1095)), Howard Baker (who won high jump titles, and played cricket, football, and Water Polo), and Rolf Harris (whose fame has come as a popular artist, television presenter and singer).

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