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Author: Randal Gernaat

Randal is a New York City-based German-to-English freelance translator focused on business and economics. He has also worked in the international financial industry as an economics business manager for over 20 years. He currently serves as the German Language Division's Web Manager and Treasurer for the New York Circle of Translators.

“Eine Erklärung” – The First Translation of the U.S. Declaration of Independence

I recently took a daytrip to Philadelphia and visited an intriguing exhibition called The Declaration’s Journey at the Museum of the American Revolution. The show traces the evolution and global impact of the Declaration of Independence since 1776. One of the first things a visitor […]

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