haakon maurice chevalier (september 10, 1901 – july 4, 1985) was an american author, translator, and professor of french literature at the university of california, berkeley best known for his friendship with physicist j. robert oppenheimer, whom he met at berkeley, california in 1937. he translated many works by salvador dalí, andré malraux, vladimir pozner, louis aragon, frantz fanon and victor vasarely into english.