German Translators

Courtesy of the UW-Madison German Department, Spring 2012

G-E, E-G, D-E, E-D indicates which direction translation is preferred, i.e. G-E, German to English or D-E, Dutch to English.

Clicking on underlined names should open your e-mail program with the individual's address supplied.

 Name Home Phone Specialty
Bowman, Laurie
lauriebowman70@yahoo.com
314-832-4542 G-E, D-E, French-E, general, business, legal; old handwriting; mail, fax or e-mail; some rush jobs if short.
Bradaric, Ivana
bradaric@wisc.edu
608-698-2600      German and Croatian; G-E, E-G, literary texts and general documents.
Carone, Maria
carone@wisc.edu
   

German, Italian, and Spanish (E-G, E-I, S-I/G); legal, technical, and literary texts

Carroll, Ryan
jrcarroll@wisc.edu
803-553-3110 G-E, E-G, technical and general documents. No rush jobs

Heidrich, Emily
eheidrich@wisc.edu

513-476-3365 G-E, no rush jobs
Hill, Vicki
vwhill@wisc.edu
(608) 256-2911
Cell: (608) 287-4169
G-E, general articles, rush jobs ok, scholarly texts in humanities and social sciences, no old script please

James, Sara
snjames@wisc.edu

608-658-8852

G-E
General, no technical terms preferred. No old script.

Kirst, Karoline
karoline.kirst@gmail.com
608-628-8044 E-G, G-E; German native speaker, PhD in German

Kronenberg, Kenneth
kfkronenberg@earthlink.net

617-868-8070 G-E 19th- and 20th-century diaries and correspondences.
For more information: www.kfkronenberg.com/FAQs.html
Lester, Rosemarie
rklester@wisc.edu
608-255-7039 G-E, German native speaker. PhD in German. 19th- and 20th-century diaries and correspondences.
Litty, Samantha
slitty@wisc.edu
608-415-1907 G-E, no rush jobs
Rittenhouse, Rose
rittenhouse@wisc.edu
  G-E. humanities, science/life sciences; rush jobs ok, old German documents/script ok
Dr. Marcel Rotter
mrotter@umw.edu
540-654-1996 German, E-G, G-E, everything but legal texts, will translate old German script; some rush jobs if not too long, native German; can mail or fax documents.
Ruf, Helena
helena.ruf@gmail.com
651-760-3225 German-English. Located in Minneapolis
Scott, Karen
knscott@wisc.edu
608-345-3628 German, G-E, E-G, non-legal translations. Private tutoring.
Tabisz, Chris
tabisz@wisc.edu
240-676-2832 G-E
Dr. Pam Tesch
pamela.tesch@sbcglobal.net
248-767-7127 G-E; can read German script
Jack Thiessen
jandat@xplornet.com
  Listed provincially and federally in Canada as the premiere translator of Mennonite Low German for the legal system.
Proficient in reading the old German script.

These researchers and translators have no official connection to the Max Kade Institute, and any business arrangements must be conducted directly with them rather than through us.

Local businesses also provide translation and certification services. Two such companies are:

Allegro Translation: 4513 Verona Blvd, Madison, WI 608-233-3208, 1-800-538-5408
Translation, certification and notarization of documents begins at 125.00.

The Geo Group: 6 Odana Ct, Madison, WI 608-230-1000
Translations begin at 125.00
Certification and notarization 75.00

The prices quoted are subject to change.




Last updated 20 Sept 2011
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