C. K. Scott Moncrieff

Charles Kenneth Scott Moncrieff MC (25 September 1889 – 28 February 1930) was a Scottish writer and translator, most famous for his English translation of most of Marcel Proust's À la recherche du temps perdu, which he published under the Shakespearean title Remembrance of Things Past. His family name is the double-barrelled name "Scott Moncrieff".

This British surname is barrelled, being made up of multiple names. It should be written as Scott Moncrieff, not Moncrieff.

Charles Kenneth Scott Moncrieff
C. K. Scott Moncrieff painted by Edward Stanley Mercer (1889–1932)
Born(1889-09-25)25 September 1889
Stirlingshire, Scotland
Died28 February 1930(1930-02-28) (aged 40)
Rome, Italy
Resting placeCampo Verano Rome
Occupationtranslator, author
NationalityBritish
EducationUniversity of Edinburgh
Period1894–1930
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