Helen Tracy Lowe-Porter | |
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 Lowe-Porter in 1920 | |
| Born | Helen Tracy Porter June 15, 1876 Towanda, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | April 26, 1963 (aged 86) Princeton, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Education | Wells College, Class of 1898[1] |
| Known for | Translator of Thomas Mann |
| Spouse | Elias Avery Lowe |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | James Fawcett (son in-law) Charlotte Johnson Wahl (granddaughter) Edmund Fawcett (grandson) Boris, Rachel & Jo Johnson (great grandchildren) |
Helen Tracy Lowe-Porter (née Porter; June 15, 1876 – April 26, 1963)[2] was an American translator and writer, best known for translating almost all of the works of Thomas Mann for their first publication in English.[3]
- ^ Lewis, Jayne E.; et al. (The Women's Project of New Jersey Incorporated) (1997). "Helen Tracy Lowe-Porter, 1876–1963". Past and Promise: Lives of New Jersey Women. Syracuse University Press. pp. 346–347. ISBN 0-8156-0418-1.
- ^ pp. 428-429, Notable American Women: The Modern Period: a Biographical Dictionary, Barbara Sicherman, Carol Hurd Green, Harvard University Press, 1980; ISBN 0674627334.
- ^ Robertson, Ritchie (2002). The Cambridge Companion to Thomas Mann. Cambridge University Press. pp. 235–47. ISBN 0-521-65370-3.