Mechthild Barth

Translator with many years experience of working both with fiction and non-fiction. She translates mainly from English to German. Before she saw out her teens she left her native Germany to spend eight years in London - an experience which has provided her with an excellent command of English. However, it is her complete grasp of the finer points of the German language that make her ideal for this kind of work.

Mechthild took a BA-course in Russian Language & Literature at the School of Slavonic and East European Studies of the University of London before completing her MA in Comparative Literature at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich / Germany. She is currently writing her PhD in German Literature at the Georg-August-Universität in Göttingen / Germany, for which she has received a bursary from the German Academic Foundation Cusanuswerk.

To contact Mechthild, please send an email to mechthild (at) german-connection.org - just remember to substitute the (at) with an @.

Ingo Wagener

Translator with many years experience of working both with fiction and non-fiction. Ingo left Germany for London at the age of 17 to immerse himself completely in the English language and culture. Not only did he take his A-Levels in the UK but more importantly worked many years for the British Council in London and later Manchester. He also taught English as a Foreign Language for the British Council in Caracas / Venezuela and received a BA in Linguistics at the University of Manchester. He is not only completely bilingual and takes a keen interest in everything to do with the written and spoken word but is also highly aware of the nuances in both languages. Ingo translates mainly into British English.

To contact Ingo, please send an email to ingo (at) german-connection.org - just remember to substitute the (at) with an @.

Other translators

We are also in contact with a great variety of translators with differing areas of expertise and several language combinations with whom we work together on a regular basis. Please contact us if you would like to find out more.