Elizabeth Cary, Viscountess Falkland was an English poet, dramatist, translator, and historian. She is the first woman known to have written and published an original play in English: The Tragedy of Mariam. From an early age, she was recognized by her contemporaries as an accomplished scholar.
- Occupation
- poet, playwright, translator, historian
- Born
- 1585
- Died
- October 19, 1639
