Andrey Venediktovich Fyodorov | |
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| Born | April 19, 1906 Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire |
| Died | November 24, 1997 (aged 91) Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| Alma mater | Saint Petersburg Imperial University |
| Known for | Theory of literary translation |
| Awards | Order of the Red Star, Order of the Patriotic War |
Andrey Venediktovich Fyodorov (Russian: Андре́й Венеди́ктович Фёдоров, April 19, 1906 – November 24, 1997) was a Soviet philologist, translator, literary translation theorist, one of the founders of Soviet translation theory, and professor. For 15 years (1963–1979), he was the chairman of the Department of German Philology at Saint Petersburg State University (formerly Leningrad State University).