philomath

Etymology
First indubitably attested ante 1643 (perhaps antedated to 1611); from the, from + , from ; compare , , and.

Noun

 * 1)  A lover of learning; a scholar.
 * 2) An astrologer or predictor.
 * 3) * 2007, Thomas Fleming, Benjamin Franklin: Inventing America, Sterling Point Books, age 33
 * "The success of an almanac depended upon the appeal of the "philomath"-the resident astrologer who did the writing and predicting."
 * 1) * 2007, Thomas Fleming, Benjamin Franklin: Inventing America, Sterling Point Books, age 33
 * "The success of an almanac depended upon the appeal of the "philomath"-the resident astrologer who did the writing and predicting."