Atanas Dalchev

Atanas Hristov Dalchev (also written Dalcev or Dalçev, Bulgarian) (June 12, 1904 - January 17, 1978) was a Bulgarian poet, critic and translator. He is an author of poetry that brightly touches some philosophical problems. He translated poetry and fiction from French, Spanish, English, German and Russian authors. Recipient of the Herder Prize in 1972 (for his "...all over literary work...") and order "Znak Pocheta" (or Order of the Badge of Honor ) in 1967 (for popularisation of Russian culture in Bulgaria).