Paul Britten Austin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Paul Britten Austin

Translator from Swedish

Date of Birth: 05-Apr-1922

Place of Birth: Dawlish, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 25-Jul-2005

Profession: translator, linguist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Paul Britten Austin (5 April 1922 – 25 July 2005) was an English author, translator, broadcaster, administrator, and scholar of Swedish literature. He is known in particular for his translations of and books on the Swedish musician, singer and poet Carl Michael Bellman, including his prizewinning book The Life and Songs of Carl Michael Bellman.
He also translated books by many other Swedish authors. Alongside his work on Swedish literature, Austin spent 25 years assembling a trilogy of history books, 1812: Napoleon's Invasion of Russia, telling the story of Napoleon Bonaparte's failed campaign entirely through eyewitness accounts.