Sigrid Lotfi (born Sigrid Gogarten; 28 July 1921 â 29 September 2014) was a German-born Iranian translator and writer. She is known for translating works of contemporary Persian literature into German. Lotfi played a significant role in introducing modern Iranian fiction to German-speaking audiences.
Sigrid Gogarten was born on 28 July 1921, in Germany. She held a doctorate in Russian language and literature from the University of Göttingen, in Göttingen, Germany. She was married in the 1950s to (1919âÂÂ1999), a noted Iranian translator of the works of Plato and Plotinus. Lotfi lived in Iran for over 60 years.