Hermiona Asachi
Hermiona Asachi, also known as Hermione Asachi, was a Romanian writer and translator.
Life
Hermiona was born Glicheria Melirato, the daughter of Kiriaco Melirato and Elena Teyber. She was later adopted by Gheorghe Asachi, her mother's second husband.Hermiona translated texts by Silvio Pellico and Benjamin Franklin into Romanian for her father's publication Albina Românească. In 1845, she moved to France, where she corresponded with various French intellectuals such as Victor Hugo, Jules Michelet and Louis Blanc.
She was first married to. In 1852, she married the French historian Edgar Quinet, She edited some of Quinet's texts for publication, subsequently publishing under the name Hermiona Quinet.
Asachi died in Paris at the age of 78.
Works
Literary translations
René-Paul și Paul-René, translation of the short story by Émile Deschamps Ruth, poems by Caroline Pichler Istoria sfântă pentru tinerimea moldo-română ' Despre îndatoririle oamenilor ', by Silvio PellicoEdgar Quinet
Works published from Edgar Quinet's notes, manuscripts, and notebooks. Many were selected, annotated, prefaced, and arranged by Hermione.Mémoires d'exil Paris, journal du siège Sentiers de France Le livre de l'exilé, 1851-1870; Après l'exil, manifestes et discours, 1871-1875 Vie et mort du génie grec Lettres à sa mère Histoire de mes idées Lettres d’exil à Michelet et à divers amis Edgar Quinet avant et depuis l'exil- ''Cinquante ans d'amitié, Michelet-Quinet''
Other works
Le Vrai dans l'éducation Ce que dit la musique La France idéale- ''De Paris à Édimbourg''