Hélène Guisan
Hélène Guisan-Démétriadès, née Démétriadès (born 16 November 1916, in Constantinople) is a Swiss Vaud writer, poet and teacher.
She came to Switzerland at the age of six. After studying literature and years of teaching Ancient Greek, she married the Vaud councilor .
Guisan-Démétriadès translated Greek tragedies into French and wrote many articles of spiritual reflection. She is also the author of La Tierce présence a work which was awarded the Prix Ève Delacroix of the Académie française in 1995.
Sources[]
- [1] [2] in the Cantonal and University Library of Lausanne
- Back page of Les Carnets du silence (2002)
- A D S - Autorinnen und Autoren der Schweiz - Autrices et Auteurs de Suisse - Autrici ed Autori della Svizzera
External links[]
- Hélène Guisan-Démétriadès on the site of the Académie française
- Les carnets du silence on La Procure
Categories:
- 1916 births
- Living people
- Constantinopolitan Greeks
- Swiss centenarians
- Swiss people of Greek descent
- Swiss women poets
- Swiss writers
- Women centenarians