Name Edward Vick Organizations founded Vick Foundation | Education University of Cambridge | |
Edward R. Vick (born in 1958 in Canada) was a marketing manager in the tourism and insurance sectors and was the founder of the Vick Foundation.
He graduated with a degree in English Literature from Cambridge University.
Edward Vick was behind Bulgaria's biggest literary prize.
Nowadays Edward Vick is the CEO of international translation company EVS Translations.
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Career
Edward Vick was a marketing manager in the tourism and insurance sectors and worked for American Express.
In 1991, Vick who speaks English, German, French and Italian languages founded translation company EVS Translations.
Edward Vick Foundation
Edward Vick established the Vick Foundation in 2004, which inaugurated the Bulgarian Novel of the Year prize.
He was inspired by Booker prize winner Stanley Middleton who taught him at High Pavement Grammar School, Nottingham, UK.
The aim of the foundation was to promote Bulgarian literature by sponsoring an annual literary prize for a contemporary Bulgarian novel.
The purpose of the Vick Prize was to assist, develop and promote Bulgarian fiction inside and outside Bulgaria.
Recent speeches and interviews
Seminar Title: The Mythical East: Has China always been a mystery to most of the English-speaking world?.
Seminar Title: The arrogance of English
Seminar Title: Death of the translator
Seminar Title: English - the world’s leading language for business.
Seminar Title: English as a leading language.
Interview: Aus Liebe zur Fremdsprache (available in German language).
As part of "Dies Academicus 2012", Edward Vick talked on "Why English rules the world."
Presentation: Translation as Profession and Business