Anthea Bell

Anthea Bell
Bell in January 2015
Born(1936-05-10)10 May 1936
Suffolk, England
Died18 October 2018(2018-10-18) (aged 82)
Cambridge, England
NationalityBritish
EducationSomerville College, University of Oxford
OccupationTranslator
Years active1960–2015
Known forAsterix stories translation
Spouse
(m. 1957; div. 1973)
Children2; including Oliver
FatherAdrian Bell
RelativesMartin Bell (brother)

Anthea Bell OBE (10 May 1936 – 18 October 2018) was an English translator of literary works, including children's literature, from French, German and Danish. These include The Castle by Franz Kafka, Austerlitz by W. G. Sebald, the Inkworld trilogy by Cornelia Funke and the French Asterix comics with co-translator Derek Hockridge.