Johanna Spyri
June 12, 1827 –July 7, 1901
Writer, Novelist, Children's writer
Lived 74 years
- Born in
- Hirzel
- Passed away in
- Zurich
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.
Notable works: Heidi
Source: Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johanna_Spyri