Elizabeth Jane Zemiro (born 4 October 1939) is an Australian academic and author. She was awarded the

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by the French Government in 2000. Zemiro is the mother of actor and television presenter

Julia Zemiro Julia Zemiro () (born 14 April 1967) is a French-born Australian television presenter, radio host, actress, singer, writer and comedian. She is best known as the host of the music quiz and live performance show ''RocKwiz''. Zemiro is a fluent E ...

Biography

Zemiro was born in

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in 1939 and she grew up in Maryborough. She studied at the

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and was awarded a Bachelor of Arts degree. In the mid-1960s, Zemiro travelled to France by ship. On board, she met French-Algerian waiter Claude Zemiro, whom she subsequently married. In France, Zemiro studied at the

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where she gained a '' licence ès lettres''. In 1967, Jane and Claude had a daughter,

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. After returning from France, the family lived in Zemiro's home town of Maryborough before settling in Sydney in 1970. Jane taught French in high schools and Claude opened two restaurants, ''Home Cooking'' and ''Crab Apple''. Zemiro was subsequently appointed Senior Lecturer in Teaching Studies LOTE at the

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, where she also obtained a Master of Arts degree. Zemiro co-wrote the book series ''Tapis Volant'' and ''Mini Vol'', and ''Révisions''. She also translated poems in the online magazine ''Ekleksographia: wave two''. In 2012, Jane Zemiro co-wrote an article on translating poetry, "An Act of Rash Bravado". Zemiro is the partner of poet

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Awards and honours

In 2000, Zemiro was awarded the

by the French Government.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Zemiro, Jane 1939 births Living people Australian writers Australian women writers Academic staff of the University of Sydney Chevaliers of the Ordre des Palmes Académiques