Catharine Trotter Cockburn

Essayist

Birthday August 16, 1679

Birth Sign Leo

Birthplace England

DEATH DATE May 11, 1749 (69)

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About

An English author known for her philosophical essays, she is most famous for her debut publication, A Defence of Mr. Lock's. Her other works include Fatal Friendship: A Tragedy and Agnes de Castro.

Before Fame

She was an avid reader and published a few amateur pieces in her adolescent years. She published her first novel when she was just fourteen years old.

Trivia

She published her philosophical work, A Defence of Mr. Lock's, when she was just twenty-three years old.

Family Life

Her father died of the plague when she was four years old.

Associated With

She was praised by the famous writer John Locke.

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