M. A. (Mary Acworth) Orr

Born in 1867, Mary Acworth Orr is better known to many readers by the name M. A. Orr. Reliable sources identify her as the British astronomer and Dante scholar Mary Acworth Orr Evershed, showing that her literary work and scientific work belonged to the same remarkable person.

She wrote under the shorter pen name for some of her literary publications, while her wider career also included astronomy and scholarship. That unusual blend helps explain the character of her writing: careful, observant, and deeply interested in how people understand the world, whether through poetry, history, or the stars.

She died in 1949. I wasn't able to confirm enough well-sourced personal detail in this search to go further with confidence, but the available records clearly show a life shaped by serious study across more than one field.