Katharine Prescott Wormeley
Katherine Prescott Wormeley (1830 - 1908) was an American nurse in the Civil War, author, editor and translator of French language literary works. She was one of the best known translators of her time, having translated from the French language the complete works of Honore de Balzac (40 vols., 1883-97) for American readers. She also translated the Narrative of Marie-Therese Charlotte de France, the memoirs of Madame de Motteville on Anne of Austria, as well as works by Moliere (6 vols., 1892);...See more
Katherine Prescott Wormeley (1830 - 1908) was an American nurse in the Civil War, author, editor and translator of French language literary works. She was one of the best known translators of her time, having translated from the French language the complete works of Honore de Balzac (40 vols., 1883-97) for American readers. She also translated the Narrative of Marie-Therese Charlotte de France, the memoirs of Madame de Motteville on Anne of Austria, as well as works by Moliere (6 vols., 1892); Louis de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon; Alphonse Daudet; and Alexandre Dumas, among others. See less
