Ian Scott-Kilvert, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ian Scott-Kilvert

British editor

Date of Birth: 26-May-1917

Place of Birth: Hampstead, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 08-Oct-1989

Profession: translator, editor

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Ian Stanley Scott-Kilvert OBE (26 May 1917 – 8 October 1989) was a British editor and translator.
He worked for the British Council, editing a series of pamphlet essays on British writers, and was chairman of the Byron Society.
Amongst his translations were several classical texts, including Plutarch and Polybius, for the Penguin Classics series.