E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Learned (2 syl.).
Coloman, king of Hungary, was called The Learned (1095–1114). (See BEAUCLERC.)
1
The Learned Blacksmith. Elihu Burritt, the linguist, who was at one time a blacksmith (1811–1879).
2
The Eearned Painter. Charles Lebrun, so called from the great accuracy of his costumes (1619–1690).
3
The Learned Tailor. Henry Wild, of Norwich, who mastered, while he worked at his trade, the Greek, Latin, Hebrew, Chaldaic, Syriac, Persian, and Arabic languages (1684–1734).
