Charles Kenneth Scott Moncrieff | |
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 C. K. Scott Moncrieff painted by Edward Stanley Mercer (1889–1932) | |
| Born | 25 September 1889 Stirlingshire, Scotland |
| Died | 28 February 1930 (aged 40) Rome, Italy |
| Resting place | Campo Verano Rome[1] |
| Occupation | translator, author |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | University of Edinburgh |
| Period | 1894–1930 |
Charles Kenneth Scott Moncrieff MC (25 September 1889 – 28 February 1930) was a Scottish writer and translator, most famous for his English translation of most of Marcel Proust's À la recherche du temps perdu, which he published under the Shakespearean title Remembrance of Things Past. His family name is the double-barrelled name "Scott Moncrieff".
- ^ Jean Findlay. Chasing Lost Time: The Life of C. K. Scott Moncrieff: Soldier, Spy, and Translator. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2016. p. 323