Thomas G. Bergin

Thomas G. Bergin
BornThomas Goddard Bergin
(1904-11-17)November 17, 1904
New Haven, Connecticut
DiedOctober 30, 1987 (1987-10-31) (aged 82)
Madison, Connecticut
Occupation
  • Translator
  • author
  • teacher
  • editor
Alma materYale University
Notable worksLa Divina Commedia translation
Notable awardsOrder of the British Empire, Bronze Star
SpouseFlorence Bullen

Thomas Goddard Bergin OBE (November 17, 1904 – October 30, 1987) was an American scholar of Italian literature,[1] who was "noted particularly for his research on Dante's Divine Comedy and for its translation".[2] He was the Sterling Professor of Romance Languages at Yale University, and Master of Timothy Dwight College.[3] He is the first poet to have his words launched into outer space to orbit the Earth.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Thomas Goddard Bergin Papers (MS 1629)". Archives at Yale.
  2. ^ "Obituary: Thomas G. Bergin, 82, An Authority on Dante". New York Times. November 3, 1987.
  3. ^ "Bergin of Yale Quits as Dwight's Master". New York Times. July 8, 1968.
  4. ^ Giamatti, Bartlett; Swing, Thomas (1964). Master Pieces. Timothy Dwight College Press. p. 162.
  5. ^ Bergin, Thomas G. (1972). "For a Space Prober". In Landsberg, Helmut E.; Van Mieghem, J. (eds.). Advances in Geophysics, Volume 15. Academic Press. p. 136. ISBN 9780080568430.