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Alan S. Trueblood
Alan S. Trueblood served as a professor of Hispanic studies and comparative literature at Brown University and also chaired the Department of Comparative Literature. A noted translator, Trueblood authored translations of the poets Luis de Góngora and Federico García Lorca. He resided in Little Compton, Rhode Island, before passing away on November 10, 2012.
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