Philomath (disambiguation)

A philomath is a person with a love of learning.

Philomath may also refer to:

People

• Benjamin Franklin, who used this pen-name
• Jonathan Swift, who wrote as T. N. Philomath

Literature

• Philomathes, a character in a dissertation by King James VI and I titled Daemonologie
• Philomathes, a main character in the theatrical comic interlude Studentes (1545/49) by Christoph Stymmelius

Organisations

• Philomath Club, Jewish women's literary association in San Francisco, California, founded in 1894
• Philomathean Club, women's club in Stockton, California, founded in 1896
• Philomathean Literary Society (Erskine College)
• Philomathean Society, literary society at the University of Pennsylvania, founded in 1813
• Philomathean Society (New York University) (1832-1888)
• Philomaths, Polish secret student organization that existed, 1817-23, at the Imperial University of Vilnius

Places and schools

• Philomathean Clubhouse, historic building of the women's club in Stockton, California
• Philomath, Georgia
• Philomath, Indiana
• Philomath, Oregon, home of:
  • Philomath High School
  • Philomath School District

Publications

• Philomath Bulletin, a weekly newspaper of Philomath, Oregon