If he had been able to travel forward in time to meet Richard Strauss, he would probably have recognized a kindred spirit — a genius with a knack for the bottom line.
Mr. Claiborne also was recognized as a genius at identifying young and unheralded talent.
Banville was celebrated as a great poet when Rimbaud was an unscrubbed acolyte; now he is unknown and Rimbaud is recognized as a genius.
For in terms of popularity he may be the ultimate cult songwriter, recognized as a genius within the industry but largely unrecognized outside.
When asked about his designation as the most influential Tweeter, Mr. Bastos made light of it: "Of course it's natural that I'm being recognized as a genius".
He was a manic researcher and also a perfectionist and a despot, except when it came to Terry, whom he recognized as a genius of another sort, the sun to his moon.
With a catalog that includes the cabaret favorites "My Attorney Bernie," 'I'm Hip," "Blizzard of Lies," "Peel Me a Grape" and "Long as You're Looking Good," Mr. Frishberg may be the ultimate cult songwriter, recognized as a genius among pop-jazz cognoscenti but still obscure to the general public.
Of the students that Leśniewski had taught at Warsaw, some went on to logical and philosophical careers of their own, most notably Tarski, whom Leśniewski correctly recognized as a genius, and who went on to outshine his teacher.
Just as I struggle with the complexities of possessing a genius-level IQ, medically certified photographic memory, and fluency in several Asian languages at such a young age, Brett grapples with being a recognized computer genius in an industry that considers age a factor.
That coincidence of experience, in combination with a hugely original natural talent, with a supportive mother who recognized her genius, with an organic understanding of the difference between justice and injustice, and with a writerly lens of a dreamlike surrealistic quality, much like the hanging heat of West Georgia, produced a model white writer for all of us to learn from.
