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Akira Yanabu
Akira Yanabu is a Japanese researcher in the areas of translation studies and comparative literature.
Akira Yanabu is a Japanese researcher in the areas of translation studies and comparative literature.
Alexander Fraser Tytler
Alexander Fraser Tytler, Lord Woodhouselee (15 October 1747 - 5 January 1813) was a Scottish lawyer, writer, and professor.
Alexander Fraser Tytler, Lord Woodhouselee (15 October 1747 - 5 January 1813) was a Scottish lawyer, writer, and professor.
André Lefevere
André Alphons Lefevere (Belgium, 1945 – USA, March 27, 1996) was a translation theorist.
André Alphons Lefevere (Belgium, 1945 – USA, March 27, 1996) was a translation theorist.
Antoine Berman
Antoine Berman (1942–1991) was a French translator, historian and theorist of translation.
Antoine Berman (1942–1991) was a French translator, historian and theorist of translation.
Anton Popovič
Anton Popovič was a fundamental Slovak translation scientist and text theoretician, belonging to the school of Nitra.
Anton Popovič was a fundamental Slovak translation scientist and text theoretician, belonging to the school of Nitra.
Bruno Osimo
Bruno Osimo (born 14 December 1958, Milan, Italy) is an Italian writer of various translation studies publications and fiction.
Bruno Osimo (born 14 December 1958, Milan, Italy) is an Italian writer of various translation studies publications and fiction.
Christopher Kasparek
Christopher Kasparek (born 1945) is a Scottish-born writer of Polish descent who has translated works by Ignacy Krasicki, Bolesław Prus, Florian Znaniecki, Władysław Tatarkiewicz, Marian Rejewsk...
Christopher Kasparek (born 1945) is a Scottish-born writer of Polish descent who has translated works by Ignacy Krasicki, Bolesław Prus, Florian Znaniecki, Władysław Tatarkiewicz, Marian Rejewsk...
Cicero
Marcus Tullius Cicero, was a Roman philosopher, statesman, lawyer, orator, political theorist, Roman consul and constitutionalist.
Marcus Tullius Cicero, was a Roman philosopher, statesman, lawyer, orator, political theorist, Roman consul and constitutionalist.
David Daniell (author)
David Daniell is an English literary scholar and editor of specialist books, mainly about William Tyndale and his translations of the Bible.
David Daniell is an English literary scholar and editor of specialist books, mainly about William Tyndale and his translations of the Bible.
Edward Balcerzan
Edward Balcerzan (born in Vovchansk, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine, October 13, 1937) is a Polish literary critic, writer, poet and translator.
Edward Balcerzan (born in Vovchansk, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine, October 13, 1937) is a Polish literary critic, writer, poet and translator.
Edwin Gentzler
Edwin Gentzler is an American Germanist, comparative literature and translation scholar.
Edwin Gentzler is an American Germanist, comparative literature and translation scholar.
Eugene Nida
Eugene A. Nida (November 11, 1914 – August 25, 2011) was the developer of the dynamic-equivalence Bible-translation theory.
Eugene A. Nida (November 11, 1914 – August 25, 2011) was the developer of the dynamic-equivalence Bible-translation theory.
Francisco Ayala (novelist)
Francisco Ayala García-Duarte (Granada, Spain, 16 March 1906 - Madrid, Spain, 3 November 2009) was a Spanish writer, the last representative of the Generation of '27.
Francisco Ayala García-Duarte (Granada, Spain, 16 March 1906 - Madrid, Spain, 3 November 2009) was a Spanish writer, the last representative of the Generation of '27.
Friedrich Schleiermacher
Friedrich Daniel Ernst Schleiermacher was a German theologian, philosopher, and biblical scholar known for his attempt to reconcile the criticisms of the Enlightenment with traditional Protestan...
Friedrich Daniel Ernst Schleiermacher was a German theologian, philosopher, and biblical scholar known for his attempt to reconcile the criticisms of the Enlightenment with traditional Protestan...
George Steiner
Francis George Steiner, FBA (born April 23, 1929), is an influential European-born American literary critic, essayist, philosopher, novelist, translator, and educator.
Francis George Steiner, FBA (born April 23, 1929), is an influential European-born American literary critic, essayist, philosopher, novelist, translator, and educator.
Ghil'ad Zuckermann
Ghil'ad Zuckermann is an Israeli-Italian-British-Australian linguist, expert of language revival, contact linguistics, lexicology and the study of language, culture and identity.
Ghil'ad Zuckermann is an Israeli-Italian-British-Australian linguist, expert of language revival, contact linguistics, lexicology and the study of language, culture and identity.
Hamlet Isakhanli
Hamlet Abdulla oglu Isayev is an Azerbaijani mathematician, poet, science- and sosial science writer, living founder of Khazar University and founding president during April, 1991 - September, 2010.
Hamlet Abdulla oglu Isayev is an Azerbaijani mathematician, poet, science- and sosial science writer, living founder of Khazar University and founding president during April, 1991 - September, 2010.
Hans Vermeer
Prof. Dr. h.c. Hans-Josef Vermeer (September 24, 1930 - Heidelberg, February 4, 2010), German linguist and translation scholar.
Prof. Dr. h.c. Hans-Josef Vermeer (September 24, 1930 - Heidelberg, February 4, 2010), German linguist and translation scholar.
Henri Meschonnic
Henry Meschonnic (born in Paris on 18 September 1932; died in Villejuif on 8 April 2009) was a French poet, linguist and theoretician of language, and essayist.
Henry Meschonnic (born in Paris on 18 September 1932; died in Villejuif on 8 April 2009) was a French poet, linguist and theoretician of language, and essayist.
Ignacy Krasicki
Ignacy Krasicki (3 February 1735 14 March 1801), from 1766 Prince-Bishop of Warmia (in German, Ermland) and from 1795 Archbishop of Gniezno (thus, Primate of Poland), was Poland's leading En...
Ignacy Krasicki (3 February 1735 14 March 1801), from 1766 Prince-Bishop of Warmia (in German, Ermland) and from 1795 Archbishop of Gniezno (thus, Primate of Poland), was Poland's leading En...
Igor Mel'čuk
Igor Aleksandrovič Mel'čuk (Игорь Александрович Мельчук, sometimes Melchuk, born in 1932) is a retired professor at the Department of linguistics and translation, Université de Montréal.
Igor Aleksandrovič Mel'čuk (Игорь Александрович Мельчук, sometimes Melchuk, born in 1932) is a retired professor at the Department of linguistics and translation, Université de Montréal.
Israel Friedlander
Israel Friedlander, also spelled Friedlaender was a rabbi, educator, translator, and biblical scholar.
Israel Friedlander, also spelled Friedlaender was a rabbi, educator, translator, and biblical scholar.
Itamar Even-Zohar
Itamar Even-Zohar is an Israeli culture researcher and professor at Tel Aviv University.
Itamar Even-Zohar is an Israeli culture researcher and professor at Tel Aviv University.
Jacques Derrida
Jacques Derrida (; ; July 15, 1930 – October 9, 2004) was a French philosopher, born in French Algeria.
Jacques Derrida (; ; July 15, 1930 – October 9, 2004) was a French philosopher, born in French Algeria.
Jean Laplanche
Jean Laplanche (June 21, 1924 - May 6, 2012) was a French author, theorist and psychoanalyst.
Jean Laplanche (June 21, 1924 - May 6, 2012) was a French author, theorist and psychoanalyst.
Jerome
Saint Jerome (c.â¯347 – 30 September 420; (also Hierom or Jerom) (Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus; ) was a Roman Christian priest, confessor, theologian and historian, and who became a ...
Saint Jerome (c.â¯347 – 30 September 420; (also Hierom or Jerom) (Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus; ) was a Roman Christian priest, confessor, theologian and historian, and who became a ...
Jiří Levý
Jiří Levý was a Czech literary theoretician, literary historian and translation theoretician.
Jiří Levý was a Czech literary theoretician, literary historian and translation theoretician.
Jody Byrne (academic)
Dr Jody Byrne is an Irish translation scholar and translator who specialises in scientific and technical translation from German and Spanish into English.
Dr Jody Byrne is an Irish translation scholar and translator who specialises in scientific and technical translation from German and Spanish into English.
Johann Gottfried Herder
Johann Gottfried von Herder (25 August 174418 December 1803) was a German philosopher, theologian, poet, and literary critic.
Johann Gottfried von Herder (25 August 174418 December 1803) was a German philosopher, theologian, poet, and literary critic.
John Dryden
John Dryden was an influential English poet, literary critic, translator, and playwright who dominated the literary life of Restoration England to such a point that the period came to be known i...
John Dryden was an influential English poet, literary critic, translator, and playwright who dominated the literary life of Restoration England to such a point that the period came to be known i...
Jonas Zdanys
Jonas Zdanys (born 1950) is a bilingual poet, a leading translator of modern Lithuanian fiction and poetry into the English language., and a literary theorist whose writings on translation theor...
Jonas Zdanys (born 1950) is a bilingual poet, a leading translator of modern Lithuanian fiction and poetry into the English language., and a literary theorist whose writings on translation theor...
Karl Dedecius
Karl Dedecius (* May 20, 1921 in Łódź) is a German translator of Polish and Russian literature.
Karl Dedecius (* May 20, 1921 in Łódź) is a German translator of Polish and Russian literature.
Katharina Reiss
Katharina Reiß, German linguist and translation scholar.
Katharina Reiß, German linguist and translation scholar.
Lawrence Venuti
Lawrence Venuti (Philadelphia, 1953), American translation theorist, translation historian and translator from Italian, French, and Catalan.
Lawrence Venuti (Philadelphia, 1953), American translation theorist, translation historian and translator from Italian, French, and Catalan.
Martin Buber
Martin Buber was an Austrian-born Jewish philosopher best known for his philosophy of dialogue, a form of religious existentialism centered on the distinction between the I-Thou relationship and...
Martin Buber was an Austrian-born Jewish philosopher best known for his philosophy of dialogue, a form of religious existentialism centered on the distinction between the I-Thou relationship and...
Martin Luther
Martin Luther was a German monk, priest, professor of theology and iconic figure of the Protestant Reformation.
Martin Luther was a German monk, priest, professor of theology and iconic figure of the Protestant Reformation.
Mary Snell-Hornby
Mary Snell-Hornby (Mirfield, Yorkshire, 2 April, 1940), British-Austrian translator and scholar.
Mary Snell-Hornby (Mirfield, Yorkshire, 2 April, 1940), British-Austrian translator and scholar.
Mehmet Hakkı Suçin
Mehmet Hakkı Suçin is a Turkish author and Arabist (born 1970 in Tuzluca, Turkey).
Mehmet Hakkı Suçin is a Turkish author and Arabist (born 1970 in Tuzluca, Turkey).
Mona Baker
Mona Baker is an Egyptian professor of translation studies and Director of the Centre for Translation and International Studies at the University of Manchester in England.
Mona Baker is an Egyptian professor of translation studies and Director of the Centre for Translation and International Studies at the University of Manchester in England.
Nora Gal
Nora Gal (Нора Галь), full name Eleonora Yakovlevna Galperina (Элеонора Яковлевна Гальперина, b. April 27, 1912, Odessa — d. July 23, 1991) was a Soviet translator, literary critic and tr...
Nora Gal (Нора Галь), full name Eleonora Yakovlevna Galperina (Элеонора Яковлевна Гальперина, b. April 27, 1912, Odessa — d. July 23, 1991) was a Soviet translator, literary critic and tr...
Onufry Kopczynski
Onufry Kopczyński (1736–1817) was an important educator and grammarian of the Polish language.
Onufry Kopczyński (1736–1817) was an important educator and grammarian of the Polish language.
Onufry Kopczyński
Onufry Kopczyński (1736–1817) was an important educator and grammarian of the Polish language.
Onufry Kopczyński (1736–1817) was an important educator and grammarian of the Polish language.
Panchanan Mohanty
Born and brought up in a village in the Indian state of Orissa, Panchanan Mohanty studied both literature and linguistics; but he chose to make a career in linguistics.
Born and brought up in a village in the Indian state of Orissa, Panchanan Mohanty studied both literature and linguistics; but he chose to make a career in linguistics.
Peeter Torop
Peeter Torop (born November 28, 1950 in Tallinn, Estonia) is an Estonian semiotician.
Peeter Torop (born November 28, 1950 in Tallinn, Estonia) is an Estonian semiotician.
Peter Newmark
Peter Newmark, was an English professor of translation at the University of Surrey.
Peter Newmark, was an English professor of translation at the University of Surrey.
Pierre Benoit (archaeologist)
Maurice Benoit (3 Aug 1906 – 23 April 1987), better known as Pierre Benoit, was a French catholic priest, exegete, and theologian.
Maurice Benoit (3 Aug 1906 – 23 April 1987), better known as Pierre Benoit, was a French catholic priest, exegete, and theologian.
Rosanna Warren
Rosanna Phelps Warren (born July 1953, Fairfield, Connecticut) is an American poet and scholar.
Rosanna Phelps Warren (born July 1953, Fairfield, Connecticut) is an American poet and scholar.
Stanisław Barańczak
Stanisław Barańczak (born November 13, 1946, Poznań, Poland) is a poet, literary critic, scholar, editor and lecturer.
Stanisław Barańczak (born November 13, 1946, Poznań, Poland) is a poet, literary critic, scholar, editor and lecturer.
Susan Bassnett
Susan Bassnett (born 1945) is a translation theorist and scholar of comparative literature.
Susan Bassnett (born 1945) is a translation theorist and scholar of comparative literature.
Umberto Eco
Umberto Eco Knight Grand Cross is an Italian semiotician, essayist, philosopher, literary critic, and novelist.
Umberto Eco Knight Grand Cross is an Italian semiotician, essayist, philosopher, literary critic, and novelist.
Valentín García Yebra
Valentín García Yebra (Lombillo de Los Barrios, Ponferrada, León, 28 April, 1917 – Madrid, 13 December, 2010), was a Spanish philologist, translator and translation scholar.
Valentín García Yebra (Lombillo de Los Barrios, Ponferrada, León, 28 April, 1917 – Madrid, 13 December, 2010), was a Spanish philologist, translator and translation scholar.
Valerie Henitiuk
Valerie Henitiuk is an award-winning scholar researching aspects of the intersection of translation studies, world literature, Japanese literature and women's writing.
Valerie Henitiuk is an award-winning scholar researching aspects of the intersection of translation studies, world literature, Japanese literature and women's writing.
Vilen Komissarov
Professor Vilen Naumovich Komissarov (Комиссаров, Вилен Наумович) (August 23, 1924 — June 8, 2005) has gained recognition in Russia and beyond its borders as an authority on translation th...
Professor Vilen Naumovich Komissarov (Комиссаров, Вилен Наумович) (August 23, 1924 — June 8, 2005) has gained recognition in Russia and beyond its borders as an authority on translation th...
Walter Benjamin
Walter Bendix Schönflies Benjamin was a German-Jewish literary critic, philosopher, social critic, translator, radio broadcaster and essayist.
Walter Bendix Schönflies Benjamin was a German-Jewish literary critic, philosopher, social critic, translator, radio broadcaster and essayist.
William Tyndale
William Tyndale was an English scholar who became a leading figure in Protestant reform in the years leading up to his execution.
William Tyndale was an English scholar who became a leading figure in Protestant reform in the years leading up to his execution.
Willis Barnstone
Willis Barnstone is an American poet, memoirist, translator, Hispanist, and comparatist.
Willis Barnstone is an American poet, memoirist, translator, Hispanist, and comparatist.
Yan Fu
Yan Fu was a Chinese scholar and translator, most famous for introducing western ideas, including Darwin's "natural selection," to China in the late 19th century.
Yan Fu was a Chinese scholar and translator, most famous for introducing western ideas, including Darwin's "natural selection," to China in the late 19th century.