Born: 23 November 1863, United States
Died: 19 February 1938
Country most active: United States
Also known as: NA
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Katharine Pyle (1863-1938) began her writing career as a teenager and also studied art with her more famous brother Howard Pyle, who set artistic standards for the Golden Age of American Illustration. She had a rare combination of gifts for writing and illustration and achieved recognition through her short stories, poems, and plays for children, including Charlemagne and His Knights.