Johanna Louise Heusser (1827-06-12)12 June 1827 Hirzel, Switzerland
Died
7 July 1901(1901-07-07) (aged 74) Zürich, Switzerland
Occupation
Short story writer, novelist
Genre
Children's literature, adult literature
Notable works
Heidi
Johanna Louise Spyri (German:[joˈhanaˈʃpiːri]; 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.
Johanna Louise Spyri (German: [joˈhana ˈʃpiːri]; née Heusser [ˈhɔʏsər]; 12 June 1827 – 7 July 1901) was a Swiss author of novels, notably children's stories...
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of The Secret Garden, and for several books by L. M. Montgomery and JohannaSpyri. Born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Kirk studied art in Philadelphia at...
of the Pacific Ocean (1858) has been attributed to Johann Wyss or to JohannaSpyri, author of Heidi. Second Fatherland (Seconde patrie, 1900), by Jules...
supplied the voice of Dr. Reboux in the 2005 animated film version of the JohannaSpyri novel Heidi. Soles also voiced the Academy Award-nominated animated...
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