Savant vs. Polymath — What's the Difference?

A learned person; a scholar.

A polymath (Greek: πολυμαθής, polymathēs, "having learned much"; Latin: homo universalis, "universal person") 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.

A person with savant syndrome.

A person of wide knowledge or learning

A person of learning, especially one who is versed in literature or science.

A person of great or varied learning.

A person who is considered eminent because of their achievements.

A person with extraordinarily broad and comprehensive knowledge.

A person with significant mental disabilities who is very gifted in one area of activity, such as playing the piano or mental arithmetic.

A person of great and varied learning

A man of learning; one versed in literature or science; a person eminent for acquirements.

Someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field