Hermiona Asachi (, surname also spelled Asaki; December 16, 1821 – December 9, 1900), 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 RomâneascÃÂ. 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 ÃÂi Paul-René, translation of the short story by ÃÂmile Deschamps (1839)
- Ruth, poems by Caroline Pichler (1839)
- Istoria sfântàpentru tinerimea moldo-românà(Sacred history for young Moldavians and Romanians) (1840)
- Despre îndatoririle oamenilor (On the duties of men), by Silvio Pellico (1843)
Edgar Quinet
Works published from Edgar Quinet's notes, manuscripts, and notebooks. Many were selected, annotated, prefaced, and arranged by Hermione.
- Mémoires d'exil (1869)
- Paris, journal du siège (1873)
- Sentiers de France (1875)
- Le livre de l'exilé, 1851-1870; Après l'exil, manifestes et discours, 1871-1875 (1875)
- Vie et mort du génie grec (1876)
- Lettres àsa mère (1877)
- Histoire de mes idées (1878)
- Lettres d'exil ÃÂ Michelet et ÃÂ divers amis (1885-6) (4 volumes)
- Edgar Quinet avant et depuis l'exil (1887-9)
- Cinquante ans d'amitié, Michelet-Quinet (1899)
Other works
- Le Vrai dans l'éducation (1891)
- Ce que dit la musique (1893)
- La France idéale (1896)
- De Paris ÃÂ ÃÂdimbourg (1898)
Notes
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