Peter Newmark
Peter Newmark | |
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| Born | 12 April 1916 Austro-Hungarian Empire |
| Died | 9 July 2011 (aged 95) |
| Nationality | British |
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| Discipline | Translation studies |
| Institutions | University of Surrey |
Peter Newmark (12 April 1916 – 9 July 2011) was an English professor of translation at the University of Surrey.[1]
Biography
Newmark was born on 12 April 1916 in Brno in what was then the Austro-Hungarian Empire, now the Czech Republic. He was one of the main figures in the founding of
Translation Studies in the English-speaking world in the twentieth century. He was also very influential in the Spanish-speaking world.[2]
He is widely read through a series of accessible and occasionally polemical works: A Textbook of Translation (1988), Paragraphs on Translation (1989), About Translation (1991), More Paragraphs on Translation (1998).[3]
He was associated with the founding and development of the Centre for Translation Studies at Surrey. He was chair of the editorial board of
Institute of Linguists.[3]
Newmark died on 9 July 2011.
References
- ^ "Newmark interview". jostrans.org. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ^ La enseñanza de la traducción y la teoría autoritaria de Peter Newmark
- ^ a b Peter Newmark, Professor of Translation at the University of Surrey, died on 12 July 2011 at the age of 95.
External links
- Peter Newmark obituary, The Guardian, 28 September 2011
- Issue 17, January 2012, including 3 tributes to Peter Newmark, "JoSTrans. The Journal of Specialised Translation" ISSN 1740-357X Jan Cambridge: Peter Newmark‘s influence on my world of languages: a personal perspective for translators; Ann Corsellis: A non-academic view of Peter Newmark for translators; Jeremy Munday: Some personal memories of Peter Newmark for translators.
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