Historical FigureFemale
Johanna Spyriová
1827 – 1901
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryJohanna Spyri 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.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
June 12, 1827
Hirzel
Date of death
July 7, 1901
Zurich
Citizenship
Switzerland
Occupations & fields
writernovelistchildren's writer
Notable works
Heidi
- Field and occupation
- švýcarská spisovatelka (1827–1901)
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