Johanna Spyri
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1827 – 1901
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Who was Johanna Spyri?
Johanna Spyri was a Swiss author of children's stories, and is best known for her book Heidi. Born Johanna Louise Heusser in the rural area of Hirzel, Switzerland, as a child she spent several summers in the area around Chur in Graubünden, the setting she later would use in her novels.
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- Born
- Jun 12, 1827
Hirzel - Also known as
- Johanna Louise Heusser
- Spouses
- Bernhard Spyri
(1874 - 1884)
- Bernhard Spyri
- Children
- Nationality
- Switzerland
- Profession
- Died
- Jul 7, 1901
Zürich
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on July 23, 2013
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