Lewis Page Mercier | |
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| Born | 9 January 1820 |
| Died | 2 November 1875 (aged 55) |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | BA (Oxon) 1841, M.A. 1855 |
| Occupation(s) | Chaplain of the Foundling Hospital, 1861-73 |
| Known for | Translator of Jules Verne's novels |
| Spouse | Anna Marie Hovell |
| Children | 11 |
Reverend Lewis Page Mercier (9 January 1820 – 2 November 1875)[1] is known today as the translator, along with Eleanor Elizabeth King, of three of the best-known novels of Jules Verne: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas,[2] From the Earth to the Moon, and Around the Moon. To avoid a conflict of interest with his position as chaplain, Mercier wrote under the pen names of Louis Mercier, MA (Oxon) and Mercier Lewis.[3]
- ^ Registry of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1839, British Records Office, London, also available at http://www.ancestry.com/
- ^ Jules Verne (1875). Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas, Or The Marvellous and Exciting Adventures of Pierre Aronnax, Conseil His Servant, and Ned Land, a Canadian Harpooner. Boston: Geo. M. Smith & Co. Retrieved 25 October 2008.
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Norman M. Wolcott (2007). "How Lewis Mercier and Eleanor King Brought You Jules Verne". Lulu Books. Retrieved 5 October 2008.
We note that only for the last book, 1874 (after his dismissal), does he use his real name. (...) Mercier, like other Victorian clergymen who did translating work, was drawing a salary from an agent of the crown. It was not then, nor now, allowable to trade on one's official position for outside business purposes.