Gregory Rabassa | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 9, 1922 |
| Died | June 13, 2016 (aged 94) |
| Awards | National Medal of Arts (2006) Gregory Kolovakos Award (2001) PEN/Ralph Manheim Medal for Translation (1982) PEN Translation Prize (1977) National Book Award for Translated Literature (1967) |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Dartmouth College (BA) Columbia University (PhD) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Spanish literature Portuguese literature |
| Institutions | Columbia University Queens College, City University of New York |
Gregory Rabassa (March 9, 1922 – June 13, 2016) was an American literary translator from Spanish and Portuguese to English. He taught for many years at Columbia University and Queens College.[1]