Fritz Vogelgsang (1 March 1930 in Stuttgart – 22 October 2009 in Chiva de Morella) was a German translator, essayist and editor.
He translated into German the work of various important Spanish-language writers: Rafael Alberti, Ramón del Valle Inclán, Antonio Machado, Octavio Paz, Pablo Neruda, Juan Ramón Jiménez, Miguel Ángel Asturias, etc.
Honors
- Literaturpreis der Stadt Stuttgart (1978)
- Christoph-Martin-Wieland-Übersetzerpreis (1979)
- Premio Nacional de Formento de la Traducción de Autores Espanoles (1984)
- Premi de Literatura Catalana (1985)
- Johann-Heinrich-Voß-Preis für Übersetzung (1991)
- Wilhelm-Merton-Preis für europäische Übersetzungen (2001)
- Preis der Leipziger Buchmesse (2008)
References
- "Biography of Fritz Vogelgsang" (PDF). University of Alicante. Retrieved 26 Feb 2013. (in Spanish)
- "A lover of the Spanish language". El Mundo. 30 Oct 2009. (in Spanish)
External links
- Nachruf auf Fritz Vogelgsang in der "Frankfurter Rundschau"
- Literature by and about Fritz Vogelgsang in the German National Library catalogue
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