The term polymath is rarely used — as it seldom truly applies to an individual’s breadth of talent & abilities…..

Oxford English Dictionary — ultimate authority for definitions – available electronically to NYLI members…

But polymath is the exact word for capturing the many talents of Arturo Schomburg….

Writer, Historian, Curator, & Activist…..

Arthur A. Schomburg: 1904 from NYPL Public Domain Images

… And let’s not forget librarian!

To learn more about this remarkable individual — and to really celebrate Black History Month this February — Check out this definitive work by one of America’s premier scholar….

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