Dimitrie C. Ollănescu-Ascanio 1876, he entered the diplomatic field, serving as "chargé d'affaires" at Constantinople, Vienna and Athens. He was elected a titular member of the Romanian Academy in 1893, and was vice president of its literary section. He belonged to "Junimea" society until 1895. His published debut came about in 1870 in "Foaia Societății "Românismul”", with a selection of "doina" lyrics. He also contributed to "Convorbiri Literare" and "Literatură și artă română" magazines, as well as to "Voința națională" and "România Liberă" newspapers. He translated Victor Hugo's "Ruy Blas" and odes, epodes, "Epistles", the two "Satires" and "Ars Poetica" by Horace, earning
Thomas Watson (poet) Thomas Watson (poet) Thomas Watson (1555–1592) was an English poet and translator, and the pioneer of the English madrigal. His lyrics aside, he wrote largely in Latin, being the first to translate Sophocles' "Antigone" from the Greek. His incorporation of Italianate forms into English lyric verse influenced a generation of English writers, including Shakespeare, who was referred to in 1595 by William Covell as "Watson's heyre" [heir]. He wrote both English and Latin compositions, and was particularly admired for the ones in Latin. His unusual 18-line sonnets were influential, although the form was not generally imitated. Thomas Watson was born