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James S. Holmes
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James S. Holmes | |
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| James Stratton Holmes | |
 James S. Holmes in 1981 | |
| Born | 2 May 1924 Iowa, United States |
| Died | 6 November 1986 Amsterdam, the Netherlands |
| Other names | Jim Holmes Jacob Lowland |
| Occupation(s) | Poet, translator, translation scholar |
| Partner | Hans van Marle |
| Awards | Martinus Nijhoff Award |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Translation Studies |
| Notable works | The name and nature of translation studies (1975) |
James Stratton Holmes (2 May 1924 – 6 November 1986) was an American-Dutch poet, translator, and translation scholar.[1] He sometimes published his work using his real name James S. Holmes, and other times the pen names Jim Holmes and Jacob Lowland. In 1956 he was the first non-Dutch translator to receive the prestigious Martinus Nijhoff Award, the most important recognition given to translators of creative texts from or into Dutch.
- ^ Lambert, José (1995). "Translation, Systems and Research: The Contribution of Polysystem Studies to Translation Studies". TTR: Traduction, terminologie, rédaction (in French). 8 (1): 105–152. doi:10.7202/037199ar. ISSN 0835-8443.
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