Catharine Trotter
Catharine Trotter was a British playwright, writer, philosopher and novelist (1674–1749). She was born at London and died at Longhorsley.
Also recorded as Catharine Cockburn; Catharine Trotter Cockburn; Catherine Cockburn; Catherine Trother.
Catharine Trotter in brief
- Born
- 1674
- Died
- 1749
- Known for
- playwright, writer, philosopher and novelist
- Place of birth
- London
Contents
Identity and origins
The authorities additionally record the headings Catharine Cockburn, Catharine Trotter Cockburn, Catherine Cockburn and Catherine Trother. Her recorded language was English. Her recorded confession was Catholic Church.
Catalogued works
19 works under this name are catalogued by Open Library, The Art Institute of Chicago and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1701 to 1992.
Remarks upon the principles and reasonings of Dr. Rutherford's essay on the nature and obligations of virtue ... Letter to Dr. Holdsworth, occasioned by his sermon preached before the University of Oxford; on Easter-Monday, concerning the resurrection of the same body, in which the passages that concern Mr. Lock are chiefly considered. A defence of Mr. Lock's Essay of human understanding. La vie et les avantures de la jeune Olinde. Remarks upon the principles and reasonings of Dr. Rutherforth's Essay on the nature and obligations of virtue. The works of Mrs. Catharine Cockburn. The works of Mrs. Catharine [Trotter] Cockburn. The revolution of Sweden. Fatal friendship. Agnes de Castro. The Pool, dated c. 1970, gelatin silver print, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1974.204. The works of Mrs. Catharine Cockburn., dated 1992, held by Wellcome Collection. The works of Mrs. Catharine Cockburn , ... Several of them now first printed. Revised and published, with an account of the life of the author, by Thomas Birch, ... In two volumes., dated 1751, held by Wellcome Collection. The unhappy penitent a tragedy . As it is acted, at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane, by His Majesty's servants. Written by Mrs. Trotter., dated 1701, held by Wellcome Collection. A discourse concerning a Guide in controversies, in two letters . Written to one of the Church of Rome, by a person lately converted from that communion., dated 1707, held by Wellcome Collection. Remarks upon the principles and reasonings of Dr. Rutherforth's Essay on the nature and obligations of virtue: in vindication of the contrary principles ... inforced in the writings of the late Dr. Samuel Clarke. Published by Mr. Warburton with a preface, dated 1747, held by Wellcome Collection. A defence of the Essay of human understanding , written by Mr. Lock. Wherein its principles with reference to morality, reveal'd religion, and the immortality of the soul, [sic] are consider'd and justify'd: in answer to some remarks on that Essay., dated 1702, held by Wellcome Collection. A poem on His Grace the Duke of Marlborough's return from his German expedition, dated 1705, held by Wellcome Collection. A letter to Dr. Holdsworth, occasioned by his sermon preached before the University of Oxford: on Easter-Monday, concerning the resurrection of the same body. In which the passages that concern Mr. Lock are chiefly considered. By the author of, A defence of Mr. Lock's Essay of humane understanding; in answer to Some Remarks on that Essay, dated 1726, held by Wellcome Collection.
In public collections
Work associated with this heading is recorded in 2 named public collections.
The Art Institute of Chicago: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 12 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.
Literature
9 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.
Catharine Trotter Cockburn, 2023. Locke and Catharine Trotter Cockburn, The Lockean Mind, 2021. Catharine Trotter Cockburn, Women Philosophers of the Seventeenth Century, 2003. Catharine Trotter Cockburn, A History of Women Philosophers, 1991. Trotter, Catharine, The Encyclopedia of British Literature 1660‐1789, 2015. Stoicism in Catharine Trotter Cockburn's Moral Philosophy, Locke Studies, 2026. The moral problem is a Hume problem, Belgrade Philosophical Annual, 2024. Sameness, Persons, and the Resurrection, Locke Studies, 2023. "By Consequence and Implication only": Accusations and Defenses of Locke’s Christology from A Paraphrase and Notes on the Epistles of St. Paul, Locke Studies, 2025.
Digitised editions and texts
1 digitised item associated with this heading is catalogued by Internet Archive.
Olinda's Adventures: or the Amours of a Young Lady — Internet Archive.
Scholarly footprint
Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 19 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.
Evidence base
This article draws on 6 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 6 means 6 genuinely separate publishers of record. 12 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.
Chronology
- 1674Catharine Trotter born at London.
- 1749Catharine Trotter died at Longhorsley.
Sources
Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.
- 1.
“Catharine Trotter Cockburn”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q1091103: Catharine Trotter
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Elsewhere in Books
15,964 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
- Catharina AhlgrenAuthor
- Catharine MacaulayAuthor
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- Catharine Parr TraillAuthor
- Catherine Amy Dawson ScottAuthor
- Catherine BernardAuthor
- Catherine ClémentAuthor
- Catherine CooksonAuthor
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