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Elisabetta Caminèr Turra

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Elisabetta Caminèr Turra
Born(1751-07-29)29 July 1751
Died7 June 1796(1796-06-07) (aged 44)
Orgiano, Italy
NationalityItalian
OccupationWriter

Elisabetta Caminèr Turra (29 July 1751 – 7 June 1796), was a Venetian writer.

She worked with her father, Domenico, as a translator. Her husband, Antonio Turra, was a noted physician and botanist from Vicenza. From 1774, she participated in the paper Giornale enciclopedico. In 1783, she founded the paper Nuovo giornale enciclopedico. She was active as a translator of foreign plays. She was described as beautiful, energetic and intelligent.[1]

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