Katherine Philips

Katherine Philips
BornKatherine Fowler
(1632-01-01)1 January 1632
London, England
Died22 June 1664(1664-06-22) (aged 32)
London, England
Resting placeSt Benet Sherehog
Pen nameOrinda
Occupation
LanguageEnglish
NationalityEnglish
Literary movementCavalier poetry
Spouse
(m. 1648; died 1664)

Katherine or Catherine Philips (née Fowler; 1 January 1631/2 – 22 June 1664), also known as "The Matchless Orinda", was an Anglo-Welsh royalist poet, translator, and woman of letters. She achieved renown as a translator of Pierre Corneille's Pompée and Horace, and for her editions of poetry after her death. She was highly regarded by many notable later writers, including John Dryden and John Keats, as being influential.