Seniha Bedri Göknil

Seniha Bedri Göknil
Born1901
Istanbul
DiedJune 4, 1973(1973-06-04) (aged 72)
Istanbul
Resting placeBüyükada
NationalityTurkish
Years active1920-1973
Children2
HonoursGoethe-Medaille für Kunst und Wissenschaft

Seniha Bedri Göknil (1901, İstanbul - 4 June 1973,[1] İstanbul[2]), Turkish writer and translator.[3]

She was born in 1901 to a well-known and religious aristocratic family in Istanbul.[3][4] Her father was Mr. Ziya from Crete, Minister of Public Works and Advisor to the Prime Minister, and his mother was Mrs. Dilistan. After successfully graduating from Dame de Sion, one of the most important schools of the period, she started translating with her interest in literature thanks to the foreign language education she received at school.[3] She first learned French through private education, and then German in the 1930s to the extent that he was able to make qualified translations.[5][3] She has traveled abroad many times.[6] She received the Goethe-Medaille für Kunst und Wissenschaft in 1933 for his work and success in translating Goethe's play Stella.[4][7] This medal was previously awarded to Muhsin Ertuğrul in 1932. He is one of the two Turkish citizens who received this medal.[8]

Death

Göknil died on June 4, 1973. On June 6, 1973, after the funeral prayer at Teşvikiye, he was buried in the family cemetery in Büyükada.[9]

Works

  • Faust (Goethe, 1935)
  • King Lir (Shakespeare 1937, 3rd edition 1967)
  • Selected Plays from World Literature (1938)
  • Don Carlos (Schiller, 1943)
  • Brand (Ibsen, 1945)
  • Stella (Goethe, 1946)
  • Wallastein's Trilogy I. Wallanstein's Headquarters (Schiller, 1946)
  • II. The Piccolomini (Schiller, 1947)
  • Wilhelm Tell (Schiller,1949)
  • Honor (Suderman, 1950)
  • Wallanstein's death (Schiller, 1952)
  • A Trip to Italy (Goethe, 1953)
  • Journalists (Freytag, 1956)
  • Peer Gynt (Ibsen, 1956)
  • Bandits (Schiller, 1958)
  • Woe to the Liar (Grillparzer, 1958)
  • As the Sun Sets (Hauptmann, 1959)
  • Mara (Weis, 1968)

References

  1. ^ "6 Haziran 1973 Milliyet Gazetesi'ndeki ölüm ilanı". gazetearsivi.milliyet.com.tr. June 1973. p. 11. Archived from the original on 16 May 2024. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
  2. ^ Istanbul, Hürriyet (1974). Hürriyet ansiklopedik yıllığı (in Turkish). Hürriyet. p. 74. Archived from the original on 16 May 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d Artıran, H. Nur (2019-08-04). "Seniha Bedri Göknil". Semazen (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 15 May 2024. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  4. ^ a b Demirel, Ali. "Edebiyat Fakültesi Mütercim Tercümanlık Bölümü". translex.ege.edu.tr. Archived from the original on 15 May 2024. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  5. ^ "Faust" (PDF). Ulus (gazete). 9 May 1935. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 January 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  6. ^ İpşiroğlu, Zehra (2022-01-08). "Anneannem". Femtrak (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 15 May 2024. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  7. ^ "Goethe'yi 'Türkçe konuşturan' kadınlar". Karar (in Turkish). 2019-08-07. Archived from the original on 16 May 2024. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  8. ^ Taner, Haldun (1986). Çok güzelsin gitme dur (in Turkish). Bilgi Yayınevi. p. 77. Archived from the original on 16 May 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  9. ^ "6 Haziran 1973 Milliyet Gazetesi'ndeki ölüm ilanı". gazetearsivi.milliyet.com.tr. 6 June 1973. p. 11. Archived from the original on 16 May 2024. Retrieved 2024-05-14.