Jost Zetzsche

Jost Zetzsche was born in Hamburg, Germany in 1964. He spent some time in China (1988-1990), earned a Ph.D. in Chinese Studies with an emphasis on translation history in 1996, and moved to the US that same year. He is interested in language and translation and what effect it has on our perception of the world. Aside from writing, he works as a translator from English into German and helps his fellow translators more readily embrace technology. Jost lives on the Oregon coast with his wife and...See more

Jost Zetzsche was born in Hamburg, Germany in 1964. He spent some time in China (1988-1990), earned a Ph.D. in Chinese Studies with an emphasis on translation history in 1996, and moved to the US that same year. He is interested in language and translation and what effect it has on our perception of the world. Aside from writing, he works as a translator from English into German and helps his fellow translators more readily embrace technology. Jost lives on the Oregon coast with his wife and three children. See less