Ralph Manheim | |
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Born | Ralph Frederick Manheim April 4 1907 New York City, New York, US |
Died | September 26 1992 (aged 85) Cambridge, England |
Education | Harvard University, Yale University, Columbia University |
Occupation | Translator |
Ralph Frederick Manheim (April 4, 1907 – September 26, 1992) was a Jewish-American translator of German and French literature, as well as occasional works from Dutch, Polish and Hungarian. He was one of the most acclaimed translators of the 20th century,[1] and likened translation to acting, the role being "to impersonate his author".[2]