Background
Lopez-Morillas, Frances M. was born on September 3, 1918 in Fulton, Missouri, United States. Daughter of Erwin Kempton and Laura (Hinkhouse) Mapes.
Lopez-Morillas, Frances M. was born on September 3, 1918 in Fulton, Missouri, United States. Daughter of Erwin Kempton and Laura (Hinkhouse) Mapes.
Bachelor, U. Iowa, 1939; Master of Arts, U. Iowa, 1940.
Translator, Collins Radio Company, Cedar Rapids, Iowa., 1940-1943; teacher Spanish, Lincoln School, Providence, 1943-1944; teacher French and Spanish, Mary C. Wheeler School, Providence, 1951-1964; teacher English as Second Language, International Institute, Madrid, 1957-1958; freelance translator, since 1964. Co-editor: (with E.K. Mapes) Josip Juraj Fernandez de Lizardi, El periquillosarniento, 1952. Translator over 25 books and articles.
Member International Association Hispanists, American Literary Translators Association Beta Kappa.
Married Juan Lopez-Morillas, August 12, 1937. Children: Martin Morell, Consuelo, Julian.