Philomaths

Philomaths
Founded1 October 1817; 207 years ago (1 October 1817)
Imperial University of Vilnius
TypeSecret society
AffiliationIndependent
StatusDefunct
Defunct Date1823
ScopeLocal
Chapters1
HeadquartersVilna, Vilna Governorate
Russian Empire (now Lithuania)
Philomaths and Philarets: Tomasz Zan, Ignacy Domejko, Adam Mickiewicz, Antoni Edward Odyniec, Jan Czeczot. Picture produced in 1899.
Students' Exile: Polish students are exiled to Siberia. Painting by Jacek Malczewski, 1891.

The Philomaths, or Philomath Society (Polish: Filomaci or Towarzystwo Filomatów; from the Greek φιλομαθεῖς "lovers of knowledge"), was a secret student organization that existed from 1817 to 1823 at the Imperial University of Vilnius.