Johanna Spyri
1827 – 1901 · aged 74
Swiss writer (1827–1901)
- Born
- 12 Jun 1827 · Hirzel
- Died
- 7 Jul 1901 · Zurich
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- 12 Jun 1827BornBorn in Hirzel
- 7 Jul 1901DiedDied in Zurich
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- 1853 – 1856Crimean War
- 1857 – 1858Indian Rebellion of 1857
- 1870 – 1871Franco-Prussian War
- 18961896 Summer Olympics
- 1898Spanish–American War
Biography
Johanna Spyri (Swiss Standard German: [joˈhana ˈʃpiːri]; née Heusser [ˈhɔʏsər]; 12 June 1827 – 7 July 1901) was a Swiss author of novels, notably children's stories. She wrote the popular book Heidi. Born in Hirzel, a rural area in the canton of Zürich, as a child she spent several summers near Chur in Graubünden, the setting she later would use in her novels.
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