Actually that is a rather free and elegant translation. Certainly a fine example of "dynamic equivalence," the translation principle that gave us the former English translation of the Roman Liturgy prior to 2011.

For purists, fans of sticking as close as possible to the words and structure of the original, your translation would be an abomination. For instance there is no Greek textual justification for the English "soon"; and since πολυμαθής has a cognate English equivalent, that should have been used; and "lover of learning" is closer to the original than "fond of learning."

Me, I love your free and elegant translation, Marty. But you? I would have thought that something more literal would have pleased your pallet. 

Then again, maybe the translation is not yours?