Louisa Hay Kerr (1806 – December 1900) was an English writer, composer, and translator. She published several translations including A History of Servia and the Servian Revolution by Leopold von Ranke from German to English in 1847. Her translation received praising reviews.[1][2]
She was born in India and married Alexander John Kerr in 1825. She customary took his name to publish her works.[3]
She published three collections of songs. The first appears to have been in 1832 entitled Melodies.[4] The second was The Coronale: A Collection of Songs.[5]
- ^ "Reviews". Simmonds's Colonial Magazine and Foreign Miscellany. XI (44). Simmonds and Ward: 497–498. 1847.
- ^ "Ranke's History of the Revolution in Servia FROM ORIGINAL MSS AND DOCUMENTS". The Quarterly Review (London). 171. John Murray: 10. 1847.
- ^ The Quarterly Oriental Magazine, Review, and Register. Thacker and Company. 1825. p. lix.
- ^ "Melodies. Dedicated to the Queen. By Mrs. Alexander Kerr. London, Novello; Edin- burgh, Robertson". The Literary Gazette (778). Open Court Publishing Co. 1831-12-17.
- ^ "The Coronal". The Morning Post. 1837-02-08. p. 8. Retrieved 2023-03-08.