man of parts

plural men of parts

1. idiomaticA man who is talented in multiple areas of life.

   He was a fellow of parts, quick, humorous, a clever painter, and with an eye for certain poetical effects of sea and ships.

   1881, R.L. Stevenson, Virginibus Puerisque

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   To give an accurate description of what has never occurred is not merely the proper occupation of the historian, but the inalienable privilege of any man of parts and culture.

   1891, Oscar Wilde, The Critic as Artist