philomath

American  

[fil-uh-math] / ˈfɪl əˌmæθ /

noun

1. a person who loves learning and studying.

   I describe myself as a philomath, with a genuine love of learning and a great passion for my chosen subjects.

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Etymology

Origin of philomath

First recorded in 1610–20; from Greek philomathḗs “loving learning,” equivalent to philo- ( def. ) + Greek -mathēs “(having) learned”; see polymath ( def. )

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philomath

This was in the year 1732, and the following year Franklin had no philomath, as such people were called, to prepare his almanac.

From The True Benjamin Franklin by Sydney George Fisher

After exploring the fields of general science this young philomath commenced the study of law with his relative and brought out mental ores from his long neglected intellectual quarry of a rare and rich variety.

From Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution by L. Carroll Judson

"His father 's a schoolmaster,—a philomath, as one might say."

From Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume I by Charles James Lever

The philomath, for my present purpose, must be exhibited as giving a lesson to presumption.

From A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II by David Eugene Smith

He kept a classical and mathematical school which was well supported, and called himself a philomath, whatever that meant.

From Mated from the Morgue A tale of the Second Empire by John Augustus O'Shea