Generalist

A generalist is a person with a wide array of knowledge on a variety of subjects, useful or not. It may also refer to:

Occupations

 * a physician who provides general health care, as opposed to a medical specialist; see also:
 * General practitioner, a medical doctor who treats acute and chronic illnesses and provides preventive care and health education to patients
 * Family medicine, comprehensive health care for people of all ages
 * Information Technology Generalist, a technology professional proficient in many facets of information technology without any specific specialty

Biology

 * Generalist species, a species which can survive in multiple habitats or eat food from multiple sources
 * Generalist Genes Hypothesis, a theory of learning abilities and disabilities

Other

 * "Jack of all trades, master of none", a figure of speech about generalists
 * a multipotentialite, someone having exceptional interest, and talent, in two or more fields.
 * Philomath, someone who loves learning
 * Polymath, someone whose knowledge spans a substantial number of subjects
 * Generalist channel, a TV or radio channel without a particular target audience