Frances M. López-Morillas

Frances López-Morillas, née Frances Elinor Mapes (September 3, 1918 – November 6, 2018) was an American translator of Spanish literature into English.

Biography

López-Morillas was the daughter of Erwin Kempton Mapes, who was also a prominent scholar of Spanish-language literature.[1] She was married to the noted Hispanic scholar Juan López-Morillas from 1937 till his death in 1997.[2] She was the translator of numerous Spanish classics, including works by Pérez Galdós, Camilo José Cela, Miguel Delibes, and Jorge Luis Borges.[3][4] She died in Providence, Rhode Island, on November 6, 2018, at the age of 100.[1]

References
  1. Frances (Mapes) Lopez-Morillas
  2. Family details
  3. In Memoriam: Juan Lopez-Morillas
  4. Amazon


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