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C. K. Scott Moncrieff
Scottish writer and translator / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This British surname is barrelled, being made up of multiple names. It should be written as Scott Moncrieff, not Moncrieff.
Charles Kenneth Scott Moncrieff MC (25 September 1889 – 28 February 1930) was a Scottish writer and translator, most famous for his English translation of most of Marcel Proust's À la recherche du temps perdu, which he published under the Shakespearean title Remembrance of Things Past. His family name is the double-barrelled name "Scott Moncrieff".
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Charles Kenneth Scott Moncrieff | |
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![]() C. K. Scott Moncrieff painted by Edward Stanley Mercer (1889–1932) | |
Born | (1889-09-25)25 September 1889 Stirlingshire, Scotland |
Died | 28 February 1930(1930-02-28) (aged 40) Rome, Italy |
Resting place | Campo Verano Rome[1] |
Occupation | translator, author |
Nationality | British |
Education | University of Edinburgh |
Period | 1894–1930 |
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