Katharine M. Briggs

Katharine M. Briggs was a British folklorist and writer whose works include The Anatomy of Puck and the four-volume A Dictionary of British Folk-Tales in the English Language. Briggs also wrote on fairies and folklore, including A Dictionary of Fairies, The Vanishing People, and Nine Lives: Cats in Folklore. From 1969 to 1972 Briggs was president of the Folklore Society, which established an award to commemorate Briggs's life and work.