bookman

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

bookman
    n 1: a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone
         who by long study has gained mastery in one or more
         disciplines [syn: {scholar}, {scholarly person}, {bookman},
         {student}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Bookman \Book"man\, n.; pl. {Bookmen}.
   A studious man; a scholar. --Shak.
   [1913 Webster]