Hermiona Asachi

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 Românească. In 1845, she moved to France, where she corresponded with various French intellectuals such as Victor Hugo, Jules Michelet and Louis Blanc. 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 (1839) Ruth, poems by Caroline Pichler (1839) Istoria sfântă pentru tinerimea moldo-română (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) Ce que dit la musique (1893) La France idéale (1896) De Paris à Édimbourg (1898)