Maurice Coindreau, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Maurice Coindreau

French linguist and translator

Date of Birth: 24-Dec-1892

Place of Birth: La Roche-sur-Yon, Pays de la Loire, France

Date of Death: 20-Oct-1990

Profession: translator, literary critic, linguist

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Maurice-Edgar Coindreau (December 24, 1892 – October 20, 1990) was a literary critic and translator of fiction from English into French and Spanish.
He is notable for having introduced many canonical American authors of the 20th century—such as William Faulkner, John Dos Passos, John Steinbeck, and Ernest Hemingway—to the French-speaking public.