Philemon Holland

Philemon Holland
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).
Born1552
Died9 February 1637(1637-02-09) (aged 84–85)
SpouseAnne Bott
ChildrenAbraham 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.