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 Antonio Turra (25 March, 1730 - 6 September 1796) was an Italian physician and botanist. Antonio was born in Vicenza but studied medicine in the University of Padua. His Venetian wife, Elisabetta Caminer, published biographical entries in a conte ...

, was a noted physician and botanist from

Vicenza Vicenza ( , ; ) is a city in northeastern Italy. It is in the Veneto region at the northern base of the ''Monte Berico'', where it straddles the Bacchiglione River. Vicenza is approximately west of Venice and east of Milan. Vicenza is a thr ...

. 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.Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani
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Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani
{{DEFAULTSORT:Turra, Elisabetta Caminer 1751 births 1796 deaths Translators to Italian 18th-century Venetian writers 18th-century Venetian women 18th-century Italian translators Italian salon-holders 18th-century Italian journalists 18th-century women journalists