Background
She was the daughter of the Review William H. Furness, by whom she was educated.
She was the daughter of the Review William H. Furness, by whom she was educated.
She specialized in translations from German to English. Early in life, she began to translate stories from German. He was a descendant of Caspar Wistar, a glassmaker who came to the United States in 1717.
Doctor Wister died in 1888.
Annis Lee Wister made many translations of note. Her translations were issued in a uniform edition of 30 volumes in 1888.