10 Facts About Philip Sherrard

Philip Owen Arnould Sherrard was a British author and translator.

Philip Sherrard's work includes translations of Modern Greek poets, and books on Modern Greek literature and culture, metaphysics, theology, art and aesthetics.

Philip Sherrard wrote prolifically on theological and philosophical themes, describing what he believed to be a social and spiritual crisis occurring in the developed world, specifically modern attitudes towards the biophysical environment from a Christian and perennialist perspective.

Philip Owen Arnould Sherrard was born on 23 September 1922 in Oxford.

Philip Sherrard's family had many connections with the literary world of the period: his mother, Brynhild Olivier, had been a member of Rupert Brooke's circle before the First World War and his half-sister was married to Quentin Bell, the nephew of Virginia Woolf.

Philip Sherrard was educated at Dauntsey's School and at Peterhouse, Cambridge, where he obtained a degree in history.

Philip Sherrard met and married his first wife, Anna Mirodia.

In 1959 Philip Sherrard bought part of disused magnesite mine near the small shipping town of Limni on the island of Evia.

Philip Sherrard planted trees and plants where the former mine installations had been, and helped to restore the homes of the former directors who had lived there before the mine was abandoned at the outbreak of the Second World War.

Philip Sherrard died in London on 30 May 1995 at the age of 72 and was buried near the Orthodox chapel he had had built on his property.