Philemon Holland
English schoolmaster, physician, and Classics translator · Doctors · Lived 1552 to 1637 · aged 85
Philemon Holland 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.
Philemon Holland is read about 8.5 times a day, in 6 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 25 August 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?Media & music
About this person
Category
Doctors
Type
Doctor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1552 to 1637 · aged 85
