Kitty Kirkpatrick
Katherine Aurora "Kitty" Kirkpatrick (9 April 1802 – 2 March 1889) was a British woman of Anglo-Indian descent best known as a muse of the Scottish philosopher Thomas Carlyle. Born in India to a British father and an Indian mother, Kirkpatrick moved to England at a young age. She met Carlyle and served as his muse for several of his novels. Kirkpatrick's story has been the subject of renewed interest by 21st-century historians, most notable William Dalrymple.
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A portrait of Katherine Kirkpatrick, ca. 1830 | |
| Born | Noor un-Nissa, Sahib Begum 9 April 1802 |
| Died | 2 March 1889 (aged 86) Torquay, Devon, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | British |
| Other names | Katherine Aurora Kirkpatrick |
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