Donald Devenish Walsh
Donald Devenish Walsh , also briefly Donald D. Walsh (born October 31, 1903 , † May 23, 1980 in Madison (Connecticut) ) was an American didactic and translator, Romance scholar and Hispanist.
life and work
Walsh taught French and Spanish at the Choate School (now Choate Rosemary Hall ) in Wallingford, Connecticut . From 1949 to 1956 he published the magazine Hispania . He translated Pablo Neruda , Ernesto Cardenal and others into American English.
Works
- (Ed.) Seis relatos americanos , New York 1943
- Introductory Spanish , New York 1946; A brief introduction to Spanish , 1950
- (Ed.) Cuentos Americanos con algunos versos , New York 1948
- What's what. A list of useful terms for the teacher of modern languages , New York 1965
- A handbook for teachers of Spanish and Portuguese , Lexington, Mass. 1969
literature
- Robert G. Mead, Jr., Donald Devenish Walsh 1903-1980, in: Hispania 63, 1980, pp. 640-642
- Ernesto Cardenal, Pluriverse. New and Selected Poems , New York 2009, p. 243 (biographical note)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Walsh, Donald Devenish |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Walsh, Donald D. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American educator and translator, Romance philologist and Hispanist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 31, 1903 |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 23, 1980 |
| Place of death | Madison (Connecticut) |