Hélène Guisan
She was born in Istanbul, Ottoman Empire on 16 November 1916, and came to Switzerland at the age of six. After studying literature and years of teaching Ancient Greek, she married the Vaud councilor Louis Guisan. She translated Greek tragedies into French and wrote many articles of spiritual reflection.
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Hélène Guisan
- Full name
- Hélène Démétriadès.
- Born
- 1916. · Constantinople.
- Nationality
- Switzerland.
- Occupation
- translator, poet and writer.
- Languages
- French.
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She was born in Istanbul, Ottoman Empire on 16 November 1916, and came to Switzerland at the age of six. After studying literature and years of teaching Ancient Greek, she married the Vaud councilor Louis Guisan. She translated Greek tragedies into French and wrote many articles of spiritual reflection.
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