Alan Gordon Finlay

Alan Gordon Finlay (1890–1959) was a British engineer and inventor of Australian descent. He is one of the inventors along with Edward Filene of the early simultaneous interpretation system at IBM,[1] used before World War II at the League of Nations.[2][3][4]

Finlay was born June 8, 1890. He was brought up in Switzerland and had a good command of French and German. After graduating from The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS) in the UK, he served in Afghanistan. He married Florence Mary Gallagher and had 2 children. He died in January 1959 in Uckfield, Surrey, England.

References

  1. ↑ "The Origins of Simultaneous Interpretation Equipment". Infinity Translation Services. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  2. ↑ 4 Most Important Persons in the Early History of Simultaneous Interpretation http://interstartranslations.com/interpretation/4-most-important-persons-in-the-early-history-of-simultaneous-interpretation/
  3. ↑ Cyril FLEROV. "Alan Gordon Finlay and the Telephonic Interpretation System". aiic.net. July 5, 2016. Accessed October 15, 2016. <http://aiic.net/p/7706>.
  4. ↑ Cyril FLEROV. "On Comintern and Hush-a-Phone: Early history of simultaneous interpretation equipment". aiic.net. October 30, 2013. Accessed October 15, 2016. <http://aiic.net/p/6625>.
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