Frances López-Morillas, née Frances Elinor Mapes (September 3, 1918 – November 6, 2018) was an American translator of Spanish-language literature into English.
López-Morillas was born in Fulton, Missouri, and raised in Iowa City, Iowa, as 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 until his death in 1997. [2] She was the translator of 23 Spanish literary and scholarly books, including works by Pérez Galdós, Camilo José Cela, Miguel Delibes, and Jorge Luis Borges. [3] [4] She also taught at the Wheeler School in Providence, Rhode Island, where she died at the age of 100. [1]
Frances López-Morillas, née Frances Elinor Mapes (September 3, 1918 – November 6, 2018) was an American translator of Spanish-language literature into English.
López-Morillas was born in Fulton, Missouri, and raised in Iowa City, Iowa, as 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 until his death in 1997. [2] She was the translator of 23 Spanish literary and scholarly books, including works by Pérez Galdós, Camilo José Cela, Miguel Delibes, and Jorge Luis Borges. [3] [4] She also taught at the Wheeler School in Providence, Rhode Island, where she died at the age of 100. [1]