encyclopedist
Noun
Meaning
The compiler of an encyclopedia, or one who assists in such compilation; also, one whose knowledge embraces the whole range of the sciences.
Source: Webster's dictionarySynonyms
encyclopaedist
author
composer
poet
critic
compiler
novelist
reviewer
scribe
collaborator
dramatist
essayist
humorist
newspaperman
annalist
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Works Encyclopedist Alsted has been called 'one of the most important encyclopedists of all time'. citation He was a prolific writer, and his Encyclopaedia (1630) long had a high reputation.