Katharina Reiss, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Katharina Reiss

German linguist and translator

Date of Birth: 17-Apr-1923

Place of Birth: Rheinhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Date of Death: 16-Apr-2018

Profession: translator, author, university teacher, linguist

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Katharina Reiss (April 17, 1923 – April 16, 2018) was a German linguist and translation scholar. Her works are important in the field of translation studies.
She is widely seen as a co-founder of the Skopos theory.