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Robert Fagles

American university teacher, translator and poet (1933-2008) · United States · On the map · Academics · Died at 74

Robert Fagles was an American translator, poet, and academic. He was best known for his many translations of ancient Greek and Roman classics, especially his acclaimed translations of the epic poems of Homer and Virgil. He taught English and comparative literature for many years at Princeton University.

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2008Died26 March 20082007Harold Morton Landon Translation AwardAward2006National Humanities MedalAward1991Harold Morton Landon Translation AwardAward1933Born11 September 1933