Translators from German
Albert Lange Fliflet
Albert Lange Fliflet (10 May 1908 – 2001) was a Norwegian philologist and translator.
Albert Lange Fliflet (10 May 1908 – 2001) was a Norwegian philologist and translator.
Alexander Gray (poet)
Professor Sir Alexander Gray CBE, FRSE (6 January 1882 – 17 February 1968) was a Scottish civil servant, economist, academic, translator writer and poet.
Professor Sir Alexander Gray CBE, FRSE (6 January 1882 – 17 February 1968) was a Scottish civil servant, economist, academic, translator writer and poet.
Alexander Haggerty Krappe
Alexander Haggerty Krappe (1894–1947) was a folklorist and author.
Alexander Haggerty Krappe (1894–1947) was a folklorist and author.
Alokranjan Dasgupta
Alokranjan Dasgupta (born 1933) is a renowned Indian poet of Bengali literature and a German scholar who manages his time by shuttling between Kolkata, India and Germany.
Alokranjan Dasgupta (born 1933) is a renowned Indian poet of Bengali literature and a German scholar who manages his time by shuttling between Kolkata, India and Germany.
Boris Pasternak
Boris Leonidovich Pasternak was a Russian language poet, novelist, and literary translator.
Boris Leonidovich Pasternak was a Russian language poet, novelist, and literary translator.
Catharina Ahlgren
Catharina Ahlgren (1734 – c. 1800) was a Swedish feminist writer, poet, translator, managing editor, and one of the first identifiable female journalists in Sweden.
Catharina Ahlgren (1734 – c. 1800) was a Swedish feminist writer, poet, translator, managing editor, and one of the first identifiable female journalists in Sweden.
Cedar Paul
Cedar Paul, née Gertrude Mary Davenport was a singer, author, translator and journalist.
Cedar Paul, née Gertrude Mary Davenport was a singer, author, translator and journalist.
Charlotte Fitzalan-Howard, Duchess of Norfolk
Charlotte Sophia Fitzalan-Howard, Duchess of Norfolk was a daughter of the 1st Duke of Sutherland and his wife, Elizabeth.
Charlotte Sophia Fitzalan-Howard, Duchess of Norfolk was a daughter of the 1st Duke of Sutherland and his wife, Elizabeth.
Chen Daqi
Chen Daqi (or Chen Da Qi; Chinese: 陈大齐; 1886–1983), was a polymath, politician and pioneer of modern psychology in China.
Chen Daqi (or Chen Da Qi; Chinese: 陈大齐; 1886–1983), was a polymath, politician and pioneer of modern psychology in China.
Constance Bache
Constance Bache (March 11, 1846 – June 1903) was an English composer, pianist and teacher.
Constance Bache (March 11, 1846 – June 1903) was an English composer, pianist and teacher.
Daniel Innerarity
Daniel Innerarity Grau (Bilbao, 1959) is a Spanish philosopher and lecturer in philosophy at the University of Zaragoza.
Daniel Innerarity Grau (Bilbao, 1959) is a Spanish philosopher and lecturer in philosophy at the University of Zaragoza.
Demetris Th. Gotsis
Demetris Th. Gotsis (Δημήτρης Θ.
Demetris Th. Gotsis (Δημήτρης Θ.
Edgar Dugdale
Edgar Trevelyan Stratford Dugdale (born approx.
Edgar Trevelyan Stratford Dugdale (born approx.
Edward Backhouse Eastwick
Edward Backhouse Eastwick CB (1814 – 16 July 1883, Ventnor, Isle of Wight) was a British orientalist, diplomat and Conservative Member of Parliament.
Edward Backhouse Eastwick CB (1814 – 16 July 1883, Ventnor, Isle of Wight) was a British orientalist, diplomat and Conservative Member of Parliament.
Edward John Burrow
Edward John Burrow (1785 – 8 August 1861) was an English divine and miscellaneous writer.
Edward John Burrow (1785 – 8 August 1861) was an English divine and miscellaneous writer.
Enrico Ruta
Enrico Ruta was an Italian philosopher, sociologist and translator.
Enrico Ruta was an Italian philosopher, sociologist and translator.
Enrique Díez Canedo
Enrique Díez Canedo (Badajoz, January 7, 1879 - Mexico, June 7, 1944), was a Spanish postmodernist poet, translator and literary critic.
Enrique Díez Canedo (Badajoz, January 7, 1879 - Mexico, June 7, 1944), was a Spanish postmodernist poet, translator and literary critic.
Erling Falk
Erling Falk (12 August 1887 – 31 July 1940) was a Norwegian politician, ideologist and writer.
Erling Falk (12 August 1887 – 31 July 1940) was a Norwegian politician, ideologist and writer.
Ernest Thiel
Ernest Jacques Thiel (Norrköping 18 August 1859 – Stockholm 6 January 1947) was a Swedish financier and art collector whose former villa in the Stockholm park area Djurgården today houses the ...
Ernest Jacques Thiel (Norrköping 18 August 1859 – Stockholm 6 January 1947) was a Swedish financier and art collector whose former villa in the Stockholm park area Djurgården today houses the ...
Ewald Osers
Ewald Osers (Prague, 13 May 1917 – 11 October 2011), was a Czech translator born in Austria-Hungary.
Ewald Osers (Prague, 13 May 1917 – 11 October 2011), was a Czech translator born in Austria-Hungary.
Feliu Formosa
Feliu Formosa Torres (b. 10 September 1934 in Sabadell, Catalonia) is a Catalan dramatist, poet and translator.
Feliu Formosa Torres (b. 10 September 1934 in Sabadell, Catalonia) is a Catalan dramatist, poet and translator.
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.
Franciszek Nowicki
Franciszek Henryk Siła-Nowicki (Kraków, Austrian Empire, January 29, 1864 – September 3, 1935, Zawoja, Poland) was a Young Poland poet, a mountaineer, socialist activist, and designer of the O...
Franciszek Henryk Siła-Nowicki (Kraków, Austrian Empire, January 29, 1864 – September 3, 1935, Zawoja, Poland) was a Young Poland poet, a mountaineer, socialist activist, and designer of the O...
Gaëtan Algoet
Willy Gaëtan Algoet (born on January 7, 1964 in Fröndenberg (Germany)) is a Belgian marine archaeologist and writer.
Willy Gaëtan Algoet (born on January 7, 1964 in Fröndenberg (Germany)) is a Belgian marine archaeologist and writer.
Geert van Istendael
Geert van Istendael is the pseudonym of Geert Maria Mauritius Julianus Vanistendael, a Belgian writer, poet and essayist.
Geert van Istendael is the pseudonym of Geert Maria Mauritius Julianus Vanistendael, a Belgian writer, poet and essayist.
Grace Jane Wallace
Grace Jane Wallace, Lady Wallace, was a Scottish author.
Grace Jane Wallace, Lady Wallace, was a Scottish author.
Gregory Motton
Gregory Motton (born 1961) is a British playwright, most of whose work has been done in France.
Gregory Motton (born 1961) is a British playwright, most of whose work has been done in France.
György Sárközi
György Sárközi was a Hungarian translator and writer.
György Sárközi was a Hungarian translator and writer.
Heinrich Wullschlägel
Heinrich Rudolf Wullschlägel (February 1, 1805, Sarepta, Russia (now ?, Volgograd Oblast) – March 29, 1864, Berthelsdorf, Germany) was a Russia-born Dutch-German bishop, botanist and translator.
Heinrich Rudolf Wullschlägel (February 1, 1805, Sarepta, Russia (now ?, Volgograd Oblast) – March 29, 1864, Berthelsdorf, Germany) was a Russia-born Dutch-German bishop, botanist and translator.
Helen Zimmern
Helen Zimmern (25 March 1846, Hamburg - 11 January 1934, Florence) was a German-British writer and translator.
Helen Zimmern (25 March 1846, Hamburg - 11 January 1934, Florence) was a German-British writer and translator.
Henry Hunter (divine)
Henry Hunter (1741–1802) was a Scottish minister who translated the works of noted scholars including Leonard Euler and Johann Kaspar Lavater.
Henry Hunter (1741–1802) was a Scottish minister who translated the works of noted scholars including Leonard Euler and Johann Kaspar Lavater.
Isak Rogde
Isak Rogde (1947 – 3 January 2010) was a Norwegian translator.
Isak Rogde (1947 – 3 January 2010) was a Norwegian translator.
John Fletcher Hurst
John Fletcher Hurst was a bishop in the Methodist Episcopal Church in the United States and first Chancellor of the American University in Washington, D.C.
John Fletcher Hurst was a bishop in the Methodist Episcopal Church in the United States and first Chancellor of the American University in Washington, D.C.
John Kenrick (historian)
John Kenrick (1788-1877) was an English classical historian.
John Kenrick (1788-1877) was an English classical historian.
Jorge Luis Borges
Jorge Francisco Isidoro Luis Borges Acevedo, known as Jorge Luis Borges, was an Argentine short-story writer, essayist, poet and translator born in Buenos Aires.
Jorge Francisco Isidoro Luis Borges Acevedo, known as Jorge Luis Borges, was an Argentine short-story writer, essayist, poet and translator born in Buenos Aires.
Josep Yxart
Josep Yxart was a Spanish writer.
Josep Yxart was a Spanish writer.
José María Valverde
José María Valverde Pacheco (*Valencia de Alcántara (Cáceres) January 26, 1926 - †Barcelona, June 6, 1996) poet, essayist, literary critic, historian of ideas and translator of Spanish.
José María Valverde Pacheco (*Valencia de Alcántara (Cáceres) January 26, 1926 - †Barcelona, June 6, 1996) poet, essayist, literary critic, historian of ideas and translator of Spanish.
Julio Torri
Julio Torri Maynes (*Saltillo, Coahuila, June 27, 1889 — ↑Mexico City, May 11, 1970) was a Mexican writer and teacher who formed part of the Ateneo de la Juventud (1909-1914).
Julio Torri Maynes (*Saltillo, Coahuila, June 27, 1889 — ↑Mexico City, May 11, 1970) was a Mexican writer and teacher who formed part of the Ateneo de la Juventud (1909-1914).
Julius Krohn
Julius Leopold Fredrik Krohn (April 19, 1835 – August 28, 1888) was a Finnish folk poetry researcher, a professor of Finnish literature, a poet, a hymn writer, a translator and a journalist.
Julius Leopold Fredrik Krohn (April 19, 1835 – August 28, 1888) was a Finnish folk poetry researcher, a professor of Finnish literature, a poet, a hymn writer, a translator and a journalist.
József Bánóczi
József Bánóczi (July 4, 1849, Szt.
József Bánóczi (July 4, 1849, Szt.
Lisbeth Cathrine Amalie Rose
Lisbeth Cathrine Amalie Rose (née Böttger) (25 September 1738 – 23 February 1793) was a Danish actress, one of the very first professional native actresses in Denmark and also the grea...
Lisbeth Cathrine Amalie Rose (née Böttger) (25 September 1738 – 23 February 1793) was a Danish actress, one of the very first professional native actresses in Denmark and also the grea...
Marianna Marquesa Florenzi
Marianna Marquesa Florenzi, née Marianna Bacinetti, was an Italian noblewoman and translator of philosophical works.
Marianna Marquesa Florenzi, née Marianna Bacinetti, was an Italian noblewoman and translator of philosophical works.
Martine Broda
Martine Broda was a French writer, poet and translator.
Martine Broda was a French writer, poet and translator.
Maurice Eden Paul
Maurice Eden Paul (c. 1865, Sturminster Marshall, Dorset – 1 December 1944) was a socialist physician, writer and translator.
Maurice Eden Paul (c. 1865, Sturminster Marshall, Dorset – 1 December 1944) was a socialist physician, writer and translator.
Mirela Ivanova
Mirela Ivanova (Мирела Иванова) (born 11 May 1962 in Sofia) is one of the most famous modern Bulgarian poets.
Mirela Ivanova (Мирела Иванова) (born 11 May 1962 in Sofia) is one of the most famous modern Bulgarian poets.
Miriam Mosessohn
Miriam Mosessohn was a Russian author and translator who wrote in Hebrew.
Miriam Mosessohn was a Russian author and translator who wrote in Hebrew.
Nikolai B. Popov
Nikolai Boris Popov (born 1952) is a Bulgarian translator.
Nikolai Boris Popov (born 1952) is a Bulgarian translator.
Nikolay Dyatlenko
Captain Nikolay Dmitrevich Dyatlenko (Николай Дмитриевич Дятленко; 26 November 1914 – 1996) was a Ukrainian officer, interrogator and translator who was part of a team that attempted to deliver...
Captain Nikolay Dmitrevich Dyatlenko (Николай Дмитриевич Дятленко; 26 November 1914 – 1996) was a Ukrainian officer, interrogator and translator who was part of a team that attempted to deliver...
O. J. Matthijs Jolles
Otto Jolle Matthijs Jolles (1911-1968) performed a major service to strategic studies in the United States by providing the first American translation of Carl von Clausewitz's magnum opus, '...
Otto Jolle Matthijs Jolles (1911-1968) performed a major service to strategic studies in the United States by providing the first American translation of Carl von Clausewitz's magnum opus, '...
Paul Schmidt (interpreter)
Paul-Otto Schmidt (23 June 1899 - 21 April 1970) was a translator in the German foreign ministry from 1923-1945.
Paul-Otto Schmidt (23 June 1899 - 21 April 1970) was a translator in the German foreign ministry from 1923-1945.
Percy Edward Pinkerton
Percy Edward Pinkerton (19 June 1855 – 31 August 1946) was an English translator and poet.
Percy Edward Pinkerton (19 June 1855 – 31 August 1946) was an English translator and poet.
Petros Markaris
Petros Márkaris (Greek: Πέτρος Μάρκαρης, born 1 January 1937 in Istanbul) is a Greek writer well known for his series of detective novels starring the grumpy Athenian police investigator Costas ...
Petros Márkaris (Greek: Πέτρος Μάρκαρης, born 1 January 1937 in Istanbul) is a Greek writer well known for his series of detective novels starring the grumpy Athenian police investigator Costas ...
Pham Thi Hoai
Phạm Thị Hoài (born 1960) is an influential contemporary Vietnamese writer, editor and translator, living in Germany.
Phạm Thị Hoài (born 1960) is an influential contemporary Vietnamese writer, editor and translator, living in Germany.
Philip Delaporte
Reverend Philip Adam Delaporte was a German born American Protestant missionary who translated numerous texts from German into Nauruan.
Reverend Philip Adam Delaporte was a German born American Protestant missionary who translated numerous texts from German into Nauruan.
Rainis
Rainis was the pseudonym of Jānis Pliekšāns was a Latvian poet, playwright, translator, and politician.
Rainis was the pseudonym of Jānis Pliekšāns was a Latvian poet, playwright, translator, and politician.
Robert Bly
Robert Bly is an American poet, author, activist and leader of the Mythopoetic Men's Movement, most famous for his book, Iron John: A Book About Men.
Robert Bly is an American poet, author, activist and leader of the Mythopoetic Men's Movement, most famous for his book, Iron John: A Book About Men.
Serhiy Zhadan
Serhiy Viktorovych Zhadan (Ukrainian: Сергі́й Ві́кторович Жада́н; born 23 August 1974) is a Ukrainian poet, novelist, essayist, and translator.
Serhiy Viktorovych Zhadan (Ukrainian: Сергі́й Ві́кторович Жада́н; born 23 August 1974) is a Ukrainian poet, novelist, essayist, and translator.
Sigitas Geda
Sigitas Geda (February 4, 1943 – December 12, 2008) was a poet and translator in Lithuania.
Sigitas Geda (February 4, 1943 – December 12, 2008) was a poet and translator in Lithuania.
Teodoras Četrauskas
Teodoras Četrauskas is a Lithuanian writer and literary translator.
Teodoras Četrauskas is a Lithuanian writer and literary translator.
Thomas Henry Huxley
Thomas Henry Huxley PC FRS was an English biologist, known as "Darwin's Bulldog" for his advocacy of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution.
Thomas Henry Huxley PC FRS was an English biologist, known as "Darwin's Bulldog" for his advocacy of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution.
Ulrika Widström
Ulrika Carolina Widström,, was a Swedish poet and translator.
Ulrika Carolina Widström,, was a Swedish poet and translator.
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.
Ventseslav Konstantinov
Ventseslav Konstantinov is a Bulgarian writer and translator of German and English literature.
Ventseslav Konstantinov is a Bulgarian writer and translator of German and English literature.
William Burt Pope
William Burt Pope (1822 – 1903) was an English Christian theologian in the Methodist tradition.
William Burt Pope (1822 – 1903) was an English Christian theologian in the Methodist tradition.
Władysław Syrokomla
Władysław Syrokomla was the pseudonym of Ludwik Władysław Franciszek Kondratowicz, a Polish romantic poet, writer and translator.
Władysław Syrokomla was the pseudonym of Ludwik Władysław Franciszek Kondratowicz, a Polish romantic poet, writer and translator.
Xu Fancheng
Xu Fancheng (26 October 1909 - 6 March 2000), also known as Hu Hsu in India, was a Chinese scholar and translator.
Xu Fancheng (26 October 1909 - 6 March 2000), also known as Hu Hsu in India, was a Chinese scholar and translator.
Åse-Marie Nesse
Åse-Marie Nesse ( 29 April 1934 – 13 July 2001) was a Norwegian philologist, translator and poet.
Åse-Marie Nesse ( 29 April 1934 – 13 July 2001) was a Norwegian philologist, translator and poet.
Ştefan Baciu
Ştefan Baciu was a Romanian poet, essayist, journalist, translator, art critic, diplomat, and university professor who spent most of his life in exile, first in Latin America, then in the U.S.
Ştefan Baciu was a Romanian poet, essayist, journalist, translator, art critic, diplomat, and university professor who spent most of his life in exile, first in Latin America, then in the U.S.
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