Vilen Komissarov, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Vilen Komissarov

Russian linguist and translation scholar

Date of Birth: 23-Aug-1924

Place of Birth: Yalta, Autonomous Republic of Crimea

Date of Death: 08-Jun-2005

Profession: translator, linguist

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Professor Vilen Naumovich Komissarov (Russian: ??????????, ????? ????????) (August 23, 1924 – June 8, 2005) has gained recognition in Russia and beyond its borders as an authority on translation theory and methods of translator training (in Russian: Perevodovediniye - ??????????????? ), Head of the Department of Translation Theory, History and Criticism at Moscow State Linguistic University, he has a record of half a century of research and teaching in this field, as well as of practical work as a conference interpreter and translator.