Jean Herbert
- Category : 1897-births
- Type : MGP
- Profile : 3/5 - Martyr / Heretic
- Definition : Split - Small (9,57)
- Incarnation Cross : RAX Service 2
Biography
French interpreter who was one of the first generation of interpreters for the United Nations organization. He was a former chief interpreter of the United Nations interpretation service in New York City.
He published his Manuel de l’interprete (The Interpreter’s Handbook) in 1952. He also founded and directed two collections of multilingual and technical dictionaries published by Elsevier and sponsored by the Universities of Paris, Heidelberg, Mainz, Trieste and Georgetown University.
He died on 21 August 1980 in Geneva, aged 83.