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.
"Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution"
L. Carroll Judson
Philomath is a good old word, easier to write and speak than mathematician.
"A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II (of II)"
Augustus de Morgan
The Philomath, for my present purpose, must be exhibited as giving a lesson to presumption.
"A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II (of II)"
Augustus de Morgan