Anthony Pym

Anthony Pym
Born1956
Perth, Australia
CitizenshipAustralian, French
Academic background
Alma materMurdoch University (BA)
École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (PhD)
Academic work
DisciplineTranslation studies
InstitutionsRovira i Virgili University
Stellenbosch University

Anthony David Pym (born 1956 in Perth, Australia) is a scholar best known for his work in translation studies.[1][2]

Pym is Distinguished Professor of Translation and Intercultural Studies at Rovira i Virgili University in Spain[3] and Professor Extraordinary at Stellenbosch University[4] in South Africa. He was a fellow of the Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies[5] from 2010 to 2015, Visiting Researcher at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey from 2008 to 2016, Walter Benjamin Visiting Professor at the University of Vienna in 2015,[6] and President of the European Society for Translation Studies from 2010 to 2016.

  1. ^ Douglas Robinson, What is translation?: centrifugal theories, critical interventions. Kent OH: Kent State University Press, 1997 (ch. 5).
  2. ^ "Visiting Faculty: Anthony Pym". Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  3. ^ Resolución de 28 de julio de 2011, de la Universidad Rovira i Virgili, por la que se nombra Catedrático de Universidad a don Anthony David Pym http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2011/08/10/pdfs/BOE-A-2011-13666.pdf. Full oficial de la URV May 19, 2016 https://seuelectronica.urv.cat/fou/index.php?day=19&month=05&year=2016
  4. ^ Stellenbosch University Yearbook: "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ Three URV lecturers recognized by the ICREA Academia program for outstanding careers in research: [1]
  6. ^ Centre for Translation Studies-Gastprofessur "Centre for Translation Studies » Gastprofessur". Archived from the original on 27 June 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2015.