Peter Newmark
(1916–2011) was an
English
professor
translation
at the
University of Surrey
[1] [edit]Biography He was one of the main figures in the founding of
Translation Studies
in the English-speaking world from the 1980s
Life Nida was born in
Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma
on November 11, 1914
He became a Christian at a young age, when he responded to the altar call at his church “to accept Christ as my Saviour
”[2] He graduated summa cum laude from the
University of California
in 1936
After graduating he attended Camp Wycliffe, where Bible translation theory was taught
He ministered for a short time among the Tarahumara Indians in Chihuahua, Mexico, until health problems due to an inadequate diet and the high altitude forced him to leave
Sometime in this period, Nida became a foundi