Johanna Spyri

Born June 12, 1827· Hirzel [now Horgen], Zürich, Switzerland

† Died July 7, 1901

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Johanna Louise Spyri (née Heusser; 12 June 1827 - 7 July 1901) was a Swiss author of novels, notably children's stories, and is best known for her book Heidi. Born in Hirzel, a rural area in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland, as a child she spent several summers near Chur in Graubünden, the setting she later would use in her novels. In 1852, Johanna Heusser married Bernhard Spyri. Bernhard was a… Read more