Sylvie d'Avigdor
Sylvie d'Avigdor | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1873 |
| Died | 10 June 1954 (aged 80–81) |
| Spouse |
Charles Blackstone Clapcott
(m. 1902) |
Sylvie d'Avigdor Clapcott[note 1] (1873 – 10 June 1954) was a British translator. She is known for her English translation of Theodor Herzl's Der Judenstaat, as well as many of Herzl's speeches.[1]
Biography
Sylvie d'Avigdor was born in London in 1873 to civil engineer Elim d'Avigdor. Her siblings included financier Osmond d'Avigdor-Goldsmid, humanitarian worker Berenice d'Avigdor, and painter Estelle Nathan.[1]
In February 1896, Theodor Herzl published the pamphlet Der Judenstaat. Within two weeks of its publication, d'Avigdor and Herzl agreed that she would produce an English translation; this work (The Jewish State) was published the same year.[2] She also translated many of Herzl's speeches.[1][3][4]
In 1902, d'Avigdor married barrister and three-time Mayor of Chelsea Charles Blackstone Clapcott.[5] They had a daughter. Sylvie d'Avigdor died in June 1954.[6]
Notes
- ^ Also Sylvia d'Avigdor.
References
- ^ a b c Rubinstein, William D.; Jolles, Michael A.; Rubinstein, Hillary L., eds. (2011). "D'Avigdor, Elim Henry". The Palgrave Dictionary of Anglo-Jewish History. London: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 198. ISBN 978-0-230-30466-6. OCLC 793104984.
- ^ Avineri, Shlomo (2013). Herzl: Theodor Herzl and the Foundation of the Jewish State. Orion. ISBN 978-0-297-86881-1.
- ^ "Pioneer Zionist". The Jewish Chronicle. No. 4448. London. 23 July 1954. p. 6.
- ^ Herzl, Theodor (1960). Patai, Raphael (ed.). The Complete Diaries of Theodor Herzl. Vol. 5. Herzl Press. pp. 354, 406, 409.
- ^ Burke, Sir Bernard (1921). Thorpe, A. Winton (ed.). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain. London: Burke Publishing Company. p. 739.
- ^ "Deaths". The Times. 14 June 1954. p. 1.