Dora d'Istria, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Dora d'Istria

Romanian writer

Date of Birth: 03-Feb-1828

Place of Birth: Bucharest

Date of Death: 17-Nov-1888

Profession: writer, historian, author, painter, mountaineer, essayist, traveller

Nationality: Romania

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Dora d'Istria, pen-name of duchess Helena Koltsova-Massalskaya born Elena Ghica (Gjika/Xhika) (January 22, 1828, Bucharest – November 17, 1888, Florence) was a Romanian and Albanian Romantic writer and feminist, most notable for having emblematized the Albanian national cause of the 19th century.