Author talk:J. Gans

Identification
J. G—ns identified as J. Gans by Ted R. Ellis III in "Literary Magnet, The", Alvin Sullivan (ed.) British Literary Magazines: The Romantic Age, 1789–1836 (1983) p. 262, which says: "J. Gans (“J. Gns”), a translator of German literature, wrote several prose pieces for the second and third volumes." -- Yodin T 20:47, 8 September 2023 (UTC)

German Literature as Known in England, 1750–1830
Violet Annie Alice Stockley's German Literature as Known in England, 1750–1830 (1929) covers Gans' translation of Engel's Lorenz Stark, and says that Gans was "apparently a German living in England" and later that "Judging by the English of [their] remarks and also of the translation, Gans must have been for many years in England." (pp. 245–246). -- Yodin T 20:14, 24 December 2023 (UTC)