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Jost Zetzsche

Jost is an ATA-accredited English-to-German translator, a consultant in the field of localization and translation, and a writer on technical solutions for the translation and localization industry. A native of Hamburg, Germany, Jost earned a Ph.D. in the field of Chinese history and linguistics from the University of Hamburg in 1996.

Jost joined the translation industry in 1997, supervising company operations for a staff of 60 at a localization and technical documentation provider. He has led or participated in localization projects in many major software, web, and documentation environments.

In 1999, Jost co-founded International Writers' Group.

The ninth edition of Jost's popular book, A Translator's Tool Box—A Computer Primer for Translators, is now available. You'll also find subscription information for his free computer-related Tool Box newsletter for translators.

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