Charles Derbyshire, born January 17, 1880, in Huntington, West Virginia, was an American translator active around the turn of the twentieth century. His most famous translations were of the poetry and novels of the Filipino writer and political activist
Jose Rizal
Jose is the English transliteration of the Hebrew and Aramaic name ''Yose'', which is etymologically linked to ''Yosef'' or Joseph. The name was popular during the Mishnaic and Talmudic periods.
* Jose ben Abin
* Jose ben Akabya
*Jose the Galile ...
, ''
Noli Me Tangere'' and ''
El Filibusterismo'', both of which were published in 1912. He also translated Rizal's farewell poem, posthumously titled
Mi Ultimo Adios, which he published in 1911. Charles Derbyshire died April 10, 1933, in Chillicotte, Ohio.
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