Philemon Holland | |
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![]() Philemon Holland, aged 80. An engraving by William Marshall, from a drawing by Henry Holland, Philemon's son, published in Philemon's translation of Xenophon's Cyrupaedia (1632). | |
Born | 1552 |
Died | 9 February 1637 | (aged 84–85)
Spouse | Anne Bott |
Children | Abraham Holland Henry Holland Compton Holland William Holland six other children including two unmarried daughters |
Parent(s) | John Holland, mother's name unknown |
Philemon Holland (1552 – 9 February 1637) was an English schoolmaster, physician and translator. He is known for the first English translations of several works by Livy, Pliny the Elder, and Plutarch, and also for translating William Camden's Britannia into English.