David McLintock

David Robert McLintock (17 November 1930 - 16 October 2003) was a British scholar and translator of German literature. He was born in Barnsley, Yorkshire. He won a scholarship to study at Queen's College, Oxford, where he gained a First in French and German. He taught at Oxford University and then at Royal Holloway College. Starting afresh as a freelance translator, he eventually gained considerable success in literary translation, winning the Schlegel-Tieck Prize twice. He is credited with...See more

David Robert McLintock (17 November 1930 - 16 October 2003) was a British scholar and translator of German literature. He was born in Barnsley, Yorkshire. He won a scholarship to study at Queen's College, Oxford, where he gained a First in French and German. He taught at Oxford University and then at Royal Holloway College. Starting afresh as a freelance translator, he eventually gained considerable success in literary translation, winning the Schlegel-Tieck Prize twice. He is credited with introducing the works of Thomas Bernhard to English readers. His translations of Bernhard include Concrete , Woodcutters , Wittgenstein's Nephew, Extinction and the multi-volume autobiography Gathering Evidence . See less