Susanna Vernon

Susanna Vernon
Born
Zuzanna Wieniawa-Długoszowska

(1920-08-11)11 August 1920
Died16 August 2011(2011-08-16) (aged 91)
Resting placeVernon family tomb,
Lacock, England
Other namesSusan Wieniawa
OccupationConference interpreter
SpouseJohn Vernon
ChildrenThree
Parent(s)Bolesław Wieniawa-Długoszowski
Bronisława Wieniawa-Długoszowska

Susanna Vernon (11 August 1920 – 16 August 2011) was a pioneer conference interpreter, one of the first to practice simultaneous interpretation, in which the interpreter interprets while the speaker is still speaking.