Andrew Drummond (author)
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Andrew Drummond is a Scottish
translator
and novelist. He was born in Edinburgh
and studied at the University of Aberdeen
and the University of London
. He writes part-time, working full-time as a software engineer
.
He is the author
of four novels, An Abridged History (2004), A Hand-book of Volapük
(2006) Elephantina (2008), and Novgorod the Great (2010), besides several short stories and some nonfiction translations from German.
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
translator
Translation
Translation is the communication of the meaning of a source-language text by means of an equivalent target-language text. Whereas interpreting undoubtedly antedates writing, translation began only after the appearance of written literature; there exist partial translations of the Sumerian Epic of...
and novelist. He was born in Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
and studied at the University of Aberdeen
University of Aberdeen
The University of Aberdeen, an ancient university founded in 1495, in Aberdeen, Scotland, is a British university. It is the third oldest university in Scotland, and the fifth oldest in the United Kingdom and wider English-speaking world...
and the University of London
University of London
-20th century:Shortly after 6 Burlington Gardens was vacated, the University went through a period of rapid expansion. Bedford College, Royal Holloway and the London School of Economics all joined in 1900, Regent's Park College, which had affiliated in 1841 became an official divinity school of the...
. He writes part-time, working full-time as a software engineer
Software engineer
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.
He is the author
Author
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of four novels, An Abridged History (2004), A Hand-book of Volapük
Volapük
Volapük is a constructed language, created in 1879–1880 by Johann Martin Schleyer, a Roman Catholic priest in Baden, Germany. Schleyer felt that God had told him in a dream to create an international language. Volapük conventions took place in 1884 , 1887 and 1889 . The first two conventions used...
(2006) Elephantina (2008), and Novgorod the Great (2010), besides several short stories and some nonfiction translations from German.
External links
- Author's web site
- 2004 Interview focusing on An Abridged History
- 2006 Interview focusing on A Hand-Book of Volapük
- Review of A Hand-Book of Volapük by Peter Burnett
- Review of A Hand-Book of Volapük by Jim Henry