Well-read vs renowned

[Syed Muhammad]

Hi there!
I'm here again with a question to disturb you 😃
I have an Urdu article to translate into English in which I have to quote a famed writer. For the person, I want to use the wording "a well-read/renowned scholar". Can I do it in this way? Or it would be redundant.
Many thanks for your help in advance.

 

[Keith Bradford]

The two words have quite different meanings.

All scholars are, by definition, well-read, i.e. they have read a lot of books.
Not all scholars are renowned, only the famous ones.

 

[JulianStuart]

They mean different things - perhaps you mean "widely-read" = read by a lot of people. Well-read means he has read a lot himself.

 

[duhveer]

Well, it all depends on the context in which that sentence is given. To my mind, the use of renowned implies acclamation and glory, which might not be appropriate for your context. The words "remarkable" and "well known" are sure to work.

 

[Syed Muhammad]

They mean different things - perhaps you mean "widely-read" = read by a lot of people. Well-read means he has read a lot himself.

No, sir. It is well-read, or maybe it was my bad.
Mr Keith Bradford got the point.

 

[JulianStuart]

No, sir. It is well-read, or maybe it was my bad.
Mr Keith Bradford got the point.

, well-read, i.e. they have read a lot of books.

He makes the same point - well-read means having read a lot. As Keith said, it's a likely situation for a renowned scholar, so if that's what you meant, it is redundant.

 

[Syed Muhammad]

Well, it all depends on the context in which that sentence is given. To my mind, the use of renowned implies acclamation and glory, which might not be appropriate for your context. The words "remarkable" and "well known" are sure to work.

Thanks! Then I'm going to go with the "well known", or the "famous" one (as KB suggests). Also: The Julian Stuart's option could be fit in with what I want to construct as follows:
"Now I'm quoting a widely-read scholar in the case of the Babri mosque-demolition". Does this work?

 

[Syed Muhammad]

He makes the same point - well-read means having read a lot. As Keith said, it's a likely situation for a renowned scholar, so if that's what you meant, it is redundant.

Got it, sir. Thanks for your clarification.