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Janet Teissier Du Cros
Janet Teissier du Cros (born Janet Sinclair Craigie Grierson; 26 January 1905 – 14 October 1990) was a writer, translator, broadcaster and pianist who was brought up in Scotland and then lived in France for sixty years. She wrote about her life in wartime France in ''Divided Loyalties:a Scotswoman in Occupied France''. Personal life Born Janet Sinclair Craigie Grierson on 26 January 1905 in Aberdeen, her parents were Mary and Herbert Grierson, scholar and academic. Janet was the youngest of five girls who grew up in a prosperous, literary household: living in Aberdeen until 1916 and then at 12 Regent Terrace, Edinburgh. Her father wanted his daughters to be fluent in French and employed Swiss governesses for them. Her later education was at St George's School in Edinburgh. There she met the writer Janet Adam Smith who was a lifelong friend. Her musical talent took her to study in Vienna. Back in Edinburgh, she met François Teissier du Cros, engineer and physicist, and mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janet Teissier Du Cros
Janet Teissier du Cros (born Janet Sinclair Craigie Grierson; 26 January 1905 – 14 October 1990) was a writer, translator, broadcaster and pianist who was brought up in Scotland and then lived in France for sixty years. She wrote about her life in wartime France in ''Divided Loyalties:a Scotswoman in Occupied France''. Personal life Born Janet Sinclair Craigie Grierson on 26 January 1905 in Aberdeen, her parents were Mary and Herbert Grierson, scholar and academic. Janet was the youngest of five girls who grew up in a prosperous, literary household: living in Aberdeen until 1916 and then at 12 Regent Terrace, Edinburgh. Her father wanted his daughters to be fluent in French and employed Swiss governesses for them. Her later education was at St George's School in Edinburgh. There she met the writer Janet Adam Smith who was a lifelong friend. Her musical talent took her to study in Vienna. Back in Edinburgh, she met François Teissier du Cros, engineer and physicist, and mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
