Patricia Crampton

Patricia Crampton
Born
Patricia Elizabeth Cardew Wood

(1925-12-12)December 12, 1925
Bombay, India
DiedDecember 1, 2016(2016-12-01) (aged 90)
OccupationTranslator
Alma materSt Hugh's College, Oxford

Patricia Crampton (12 December 1925 – 1 December 2016) was a prize-winning British literary translator, including of children's literature. She studied at Oxford University and served as a translator at the Nuremberg War Crimes Trials. She translated more than 200 children's books and more than 50 adult novels, winning many awards in the process.

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