Joan. His role as "unofficial consul of the Catalans in Britain" lead eventually to honours, the Creu de Sant Jordi, from the Catalan government, and the Order of Isabella the Catholic from the Spanish government. However he was reported to be most satisfied by an honorary MA from Oxford University. He worked until the very end of his life, into his nineties. He married Elizabeth McPherson in 1938. She later produced a translation of his mother's cookery book. They had three children: Jonathan Gili (a documentary film maker), Martin Gili (who carried on, and developed Dolphin books), and Katherine Gili (a sculptress). References External links Papers of Joan Gili held at Senate House Library, University of London 1907 births 1998 deaths People from Barcelona Catalan-language writers Catalan–English translators Spanish–English translators Translators from Catalonia Spanish expatriates in the United Kingdom Spanish emigrants to the United Kingdom People associated with the University of Oxford 20th-century translators