Weaver, William, 1923-2013
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Name (Latin)
Weaver, William, 1923-2013
Other forms of name
Weaver, William, 1923-
Date of birth
1923-07-24
Date of death
2013-11-12
Place of birth
Washington (D.C.)
Place of death
Rhinebeck (N.Y.)
Field of activity
Italian literature--Translations into English Opera
Associate group
Bard College
Occupation
Authors
College teachers
Translators
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
Fuller form of name
William Fense
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Sources of Information
- His Puccini, c1977.
- New York times (online), viewed Nov. 19, 2013(in obituary published Nov. 16: William Weaver; b. William Fense Weaver, July 24, 1923, probably in Washington, according to his nephew (young William's father, Henry, was a recording secretary for the House of Representatives, but the family also spent part of the year in Front Royal, Va., where William's parents were from); d. Tuesday [Nov. 12, 2013], Rhinebeck, N.Y., aged 90; his translations of works by modern masters like Italo Calvino, Umberto Eco, and Primo Levi helped lift Italian literature to prominence among readers of English; wrote often about opera)
- New York passenger lists, 1820-1957, via Ancestry.com, viewed Nov. 19, 2013(on S.S. Nea Hellas, arriving Sept. 7, 1948: Weaver, William Fense, aged 25; b. in Washington, DC)
Wikipedia description:
William Fense Weaver (24 July 1923 – 12 November 2013) was an English language translator of modern Italian literature. Weaver was best known for his translations of the work of Umberto Eco, Primo Levi, and Italo Calvino, but translated many other Italian authors over the course of a career that spanned more than fifty years. In addition to prose, he translated Italian poetry and opera libretti, and worked as a critic and commentator on the Metropolitan Opera radio broadcasts.
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