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Willy Courteaux (born in 1924) is a Flemish journalist and translator.

From 1953 onwards he was an active translator of William Shakespeare's complete works. His translation was published in the 1980s, and an entirely revised edition by the author was released by Manteau-Meulenhoff in Antwerp on 7 April 2007. From 1989 to 2006, Willy Courteaux translated the complete works of Euripides.

Until his retirement in 1989, Courteaux was one of the journalists of the Flemish weekly magazine HUMO. For years, he was "Dwarskijker" (television critic), following Paul Pike and Jeroen Brouwers. By the readers, he was also known as "Vensterman" (the man at the window) due to his section dedicated to the readers’ mail, and as "Max", who reviewed the new programmes. On the Flemish television, he was well known for his participation in the television programmes Wat een stiel and Hebt ge ze alle vijf? with Paul Van de Velde, Sus Van den Eynde and others.

From his 65th birthday in 1989 up to 2011, Willy Courteaux was a reader for the Braillebibliotheek (now called 'Luisterpuntbibliotheek'), the braille library.

Works

 * Verzameld werk (translation of 37 of Shakespeare's plays) - J.M. Meulenhoff, ISBN 978-90-290-7968-6, 2007
 * Phoenicische vrouwen (introduction to and translation of Euripides' Phoinissai) - Ambo, ISBN 90-263-1907-X, 2005
 * Hippolytus (introduction to and translation of Euripides' Hippolytos), Ambo, ISBN 90-263-1759-X, 2002
 * Shakespeare in Love (translation) - Bakker, ISBN 90-351-2087-6, 1999
 * Na de val van Troje (Euripides: introduction and translation from the Greek), Ambo, ISBN 90-263-1359-4, 1996