Gregory, Horace (Victor) (1898–1982)

US poet and writer. In addition to his own elegant poems, he is known for his translations of Catullus and Ovid, and his critical studies of poets, writers, and painters. Gregory was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He studied at the University of Wisconsin, graduating with a BA in 1923. He subsequently became a freelance writer in London and New York (1923–34), and taught at Sarah Lawrence College (1934–60). He is married to Marya Zaturenska.