James Crichton

The Admirable Crichton, as depicted in English Travellers of the Renaissance, a 1914 publication by Clare Howard

James Crichton, known as the Admirable Crichton (19 August 1560 – 3 July 1582), was an alleged Scottish polymath noted for his extraordinary accomplishments in languages, the arts, and sciences before he was murdered at the age of 21.