Martin Greenberg
Martin Greenberg (February 3, 1918 – May 19, 2021) was an American poet and translator.
Martin Greenberg
- Name
- Martin Greenberg
- Born
- 3 February 1918
- Died
- 19 May 2021
- Occupation
- Poet
- Nationality
- United States
- Fields
- creative and professional writing · translation from German
- Education
- University of Michigan
- Honours
- Guggenheim Fellowship · Harold Morton Landon Translation Award
- Languages
- German · English
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Martin Greenberg studied at University of Michigan. The recorded working language is German and English. The field of work recorded is creative and professional writing and translation from German. Distinctions recorded are Guggenheim Fellowship and Harold Morton Landon Translation Award.
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• Name — Martin Greenberg • Born — 3 February 1918 • Died — 19 May 2021 • Occupation — Poet • Children — 1
Life
Life
Greenberg was the son of a Jewish couple, immigrants from Lithuania. He was born in Norfolk, Virginia, in February 1918. His elder brother, Clement Greenberg, was an influential art critic in the United States from the 1950s to 1970s. Martin graduated from the University of Michigan and then served in the United States Army during World War II as a staff sergeant. On June 9, 1962, he married Paula Fox. Martin had a son, David, from a previous marriage and three stepchildren; Linda, Adam and Gabriel. His translations have appeared in The New Criterion. He died in Brooklyn, New York, in May 2021 at the age of 103.
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• 1989 Harold Morton Landon Translation Award
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