The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Philomath \Phil"o*math\ (f[i^]l"[-o]*m[a^]th), n. [Gr.
   filomaqh`s; fi`los loving, a friend + ma`qh learning, fr.
   maqei^n, manqa`nein, to learn.]
   A lover of learning; a scholar. --Chesterfield.
   [1913 Webster]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

philomath
    n 1: a lover of learning

U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Philomath, OR -- U.S. city in Oregon
   Population (2000):    3838
   Housing Units (2000): 1434
   Land area (2000):     1.282328 sq. miles (3.321215 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    1.282328 sq. miles (3.321215 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            57450
   Located within:       Oregon (OR), FIPS 41
   Location:             44.540443 N, 123.362787 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     97370
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Philomath, OR
    Philomath