Dudley Fitts (April 28, 1903 – July 10, 1968) was an American teacher,critic,poet, andtranslator.^[1] He was born inBoston, Massachusetts, and attendedHarvard University, where he edited theHarvard Advocate. He taught atThe Choate School 1926–1941 and atPhillips Academy at Andover 1941–1968. He and his former student at Choate,Robert Fitzgerald, published translations ofAlcestis of Euripides (1936),Antigone of Sophocles (1939),Oedipus Rex (1949), andThe Oedipus Cycle (1949). Their translations were praised for their clarity and poetic equality.

He died inAndover, Massachusetts.

• Poems 1929-1936, Dudley Fitts-Publisher: New Directions, Norfolk, Conn. 1937

• Aristophanes: Four Comedies (ISBN 0-15-602765-8) - Publisher: Harcourt - Date: 1 January 2003
• Four Greek Plays: Agamemnon of Aeschylus/Oedipus Rex of Sophocles/Alcestis of Euripides/Birds of Aristophanes (ISBN 0-15-602795-X) Editor: Dudley Fitts - Publisher: Harcourt - 2002
• From the Greek Anthology: Poems in English Paraphrase - Publisher: Faber and Faber, 1957.

• Dudley Fitts at the Database of Classical Scholars
• Dudley Fitts Papers. Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.

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