Lewis galantiere biography

Lewis Galantière (October 10, &#; February 20, ) was a noted American translator, man of letters, and sometime government official.

He is particularly remembered for his friendships with the "Lost Generation" American expatriate writers in Paris.

Early life

Galantière was born in a tenement room in Chicago's Jewish section.

Lewis galantiere biography

Both parents were immigrants from Riga, Latvia; they earned their living making cigars and cigarettes in the room. His schooling in the Chicago settlement house movement was excellent, and by his teens he had learned French and read widely in European 18th- and 19th-century authors.

In his family moved to Los Angeles, and his basic education ended then. He was 13 years old. His first job was as a clerk for the Santa Fe Railroad, where he continued to read French, English,