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People who love to learn don’t depend only on classrooms or professors. They seek answers for every question, their minds are always clouded with ‘how’ and ‘why’. They have innate desire to please their inner curiosity and dig deeper until their thirst for answer quenches. What would you call such a person? What would be a suitable expression or word for a person who has passion for searching, researching, learning new things and acquiring immense knowledge. Someone who questions everything, consistently look for answers and in turn learn with deep understanding. 


Autodidact According to Oxford Dictionary it means “A self taught person.” Formed out of English word Auto (self) and Greek word didact (teach). In other terms, someone who has acquired knowledge or learned a subject without seeking help from a teacher or formal education institution. 


Philomath According to Merriam-Webster it means “A lover of learning: scholar” especially a student of mathematics. This word was originated in Greece which was used for possessor of knowledge in multiple fields.


Polymath A more profound word for this love-able expression. Polymath is a person whose expertise lies in different subjects. The knowledge which is used to solve a specific problem by using learnings from every perspective.


 Epistemophilic “Edison had an epistemophilic personality.” This states that Edison had an excessive love or reverence for knowledge. 


Sophophilic Used to describe a person who loves to gather knowledge with higher emphasis on wisdom. Aristotle and Socrates were the greatest sophophiles of all time. “There are no foolish questions, and no man becomes a fool until he has stopped asking questions.” — Charles Proteus Steinmetz 


Philosophile A person who loves to learn about philosophy. A love for certain kind of thinking and approach towards a specific problem. Such a person is always involved in thinking in a questioning way, argues with own notions and beliefs and tries to change ones mind. 


Bibliophile A person who loves books. Bibliophile or bibliophilism is the act of loving books. It may also be known as “Bookworm” for someone who loves reading or reads them for content. 


Sapiosexual Formed out of two Latin words Sapien (Wise or Intelligent) and Sexualis (Sexes). A person who finds intelligence to be the most attractive feature in a human being.


 Inquisitive An inquisitive person is intellectually curious, eager for knowledge and likes to inquire, research and ask questions. 


Curious The most crucial trait of any knowledge lover. If you’re curious, you really want to know something — like what makes someone special happy? “Curiosity is the very basis of education and if you tell me that curiosity killed the cat, I say only the cat died nobly.” — Arnold Edinborough


 Amore Known as the name given to a person who have deep inner need for quiet, a desire to understand, analyze the world they live in and learn deeper truth of this universe.


Erudite Having or showing great knowledge, mastery or learning. Possessing or displaying erudition. “An erudious scientist.” 


Leonardo da Vinci was one of the best known knowledge lovers. He opened corpses to learn how human body functions, played with candle and canvas to see how shadow works, observed the flow of water to create mechanics. His life was filled with exciting experiments. 


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