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| Born | Thomas Goddard Bergin November 17, 1904 New Haven, Connecticut |
| Died | October 30, 1987 (aged 82) Madison, Connecticut |
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| Alma mater | Yale University |
| Notable works | La Divina Commedia translation |
| Notable awards | Order of the British Empire, Bronze Star |
| Spouse | Florence 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]
- ^ "Thomas Goddard Bergin Papers (MS 1629)". Archives at Yale.
- ^ "Obituary: Thomas G. Bergin, 82, An Authority on Dante". New York Times. November 3, 1987.
- ^ "Bergin of Yale Quits as Dwight's Master". New York Times. July 8, 1968.
- ^ Giamatti, Bartlett; Swing, Thomas (1964). Master Pieces. Timothy Dwight College Press. p. 162.
- ^ 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.