Philip Packer

Philip Packer FRS (24 June 1618 Groombridge, Kent – 24 December 1686) was an English barrister and architect.

He was a courtier to Charles II, and friend to Christopher Wren.

He was educated at University College, Oxford where he matriculated in 1635.

He then took up law at the Middle Temple and was called to the bar as a barrister in 1647.

His parents were John Packer, Clerk of the Privy Seal (12 Nov 1572 – 15 Feb 1649), and Philippa Mills.