Annie Bentoiu, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Annie Bentoiu

Swiss writer and essayist (1927-2015)

Date of Birth: 01-May-1927

Place of Birth: Bucharest

Date of Death: 21-Dec-2015

Profession: writer, poet, translator

Nationality: Switzerland, Romania

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Annie Bentoiu (May 1, 1927 – December 21, 2015) was a Romanian-born Swiss writer and translator.The daughter of Constantin Deculescu, a Romanian doctor and politician, and Violette Bujord, a native of Switzerland, she was born Annie Deculescu in Bucharest and grew up there and in Olteni?a.
She attended the Central School in Bucharest, going on to study law at the University of Bucharest and literature and history at the Institut français de Roumanie.In 1949, she married composer Pascal Bentoiu.She translated Romanian literature into French.
She was awarded the Prix de l'Union des Écrivains for her translations in 1979, 1983 and 1991.
In 2000, she was awarded a medal by the President of Romania for her work in translating the works of Mihai Eminescu.