Burton Raffel
Burton Raffel (1928–2015) was an American linguist, translator and poet.
Also recorded as Burton Nathan Raffel
Burton Raffel
- Born
- 1928 · New York City.
- Died
- 2015 · Lafayette.
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- linguist · translator · poet · literary scholar · university teacher
- Fields
- literature · translation
- Education
- Brooklyn College
- Languages
- English
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Biography
Born at New York City in 1928, died in Lafayette in 2015.
Burton Raffel studied at Brooklyn College. The recorded working language is English. The field of work recorded is literature and translation. Employment is recorded with University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
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New York City.
Birth place
Lafayette.
Death place
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