Mario Benzing
Mario Benzing (born December 7, 1896 in Como , † November 29, 1958 in Milan ; also Mario Benzi ) was an Italian writer and translator of German descent and the father of Enrico Benzing .
After studying in Lausanne and London , he moved to Milan. Between the world wars , Mario Benzing wrote numerous novels and biographies of ancient historical personalities such as Messalina , Cleopatra and Queen Christine of Sweden . As a translator from German and English, Mario Benzing dedicated his work mainly to the works of Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann , Arthur Schnitzler (first Italian translation by Fräulein Else , 1928), Jakob Wassermann , Eduard von Keyserling , Ehm Welk , Vicki Baum , Klabund , Gustav Meyrinck , William von Simpson , as well as Joseph Conrad , Rudyard Kipling , Jack London , Pelham Grenville Wodehouse , Lewis Carroll , Herbert George Wells , Sigrid Undset and many others. He used the pseudonym Mario Benzi because the laws of the time required foreigners to Italianize the name.
See also
Web links
- Literature by and about Mario Benzing in the catalog of the German National Library
- Directory of all translations
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Benzing, Mario |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Benzi, Mario (pseudonym) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian writer and translator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 7, 1896 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Como , Italy |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 29, 1958 |
| Place of death | Milan |