Helga Kross
Helga Kross (to 1954 Helga Roos , born September 29 . Jul / 12. October 1917 greg. In Tallinn , † 7. November 1998 ibid) was an Estonian translator .
life and work
Helga Kross graduated from high school in Tallinn in 1936 and studied German and English philology at the University of Tartu from 1936 to 1942 . 1943–1944 she worked as a German teacher in Tallinn, in 1945 she was briefly employed at the History Museum before she was arrested by the NKVD in the summer of the same year . After her conviction, she was in a camp in Sverdlovsk Oblast until 1950 , after which she lived as an exile in the Krasnoyarsk Territory . Here she met Jaan Kross , who was also exiled and married in 1954, before they returned to Estonia together.
After returning to Tallinn in the summer of 1954, she was at home for a few years and worked from 1961 to 1978 as a bibliographer in the Kreutzwald State Library in Tallinn. She then worked as a freelance translator. Helga Kross had been a member of the Estonian Writers' Union since 1990 . The Estonian linguist and translator Kristiina Ross is her daughter.
Translations (selection)
- Bertolt Brecht : Kalendrijutud ( calendar stories ). Tallinn: Perioodika 1959.
- Georg Büchner : Dantoni surm ( Danton's death ). Tallinn: Perioodika 1973.
- John Galsworthy : Valge ahv ( The White Monkey ); Hõbelusikas ( The Silver Spoon ); Luigelaul ( Swan Song ). Tallinn: Eesti Raamat 1991.
- Hermann Hesse : Klaaspärlimäng ( The Glass Bead Game ). Tallinn: Eesti Raamat 1976.
- Hermann Kant : Imprint ( The Imprint ). Tallinn: Eesti Raamat 1977.
- Thomas Mann : Doctor Faustus . Tallinn: Eesti Raamat 1987.
- Herman Melville : Billy Budd . Tallinn: Perioodika 1966.
- Iris Murdoch : Võrgu all . ( Under the Net ) Tallinn: Eesti Raamat 1971.
- Erwin Strittmatter : Poni Pedro . Tallinn: Eesti Riiklik Kirjastus 1963.
- Rabindranath Tagore : Lahendatud mõistatus (short stories). Tallinn: Perioodika 1961.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Eesti kirjanike leksikon. Koostanud Oskar Kruus yes Heino Puhvel. Tallinn: Eesti Raamat 2000, p. 226.
- ↑ Jaan Kross: Kallid kaasteellised. Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus 2003, p. 427.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kross, Helga |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Roos, Helga |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Estonian translator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 12, 1917 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tallinn |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 7, 1998 |
| Place of death | Tallinn |