Spyri, Johanna, 1827-1901
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Name (Hebrew)
ספירי, יוהנה, 1827-1901
Name (Latin)
Spyri, Johanna, 1827-1901
Name (Arabic)
سبيري، يوهانا، 1827-1901
Other forms of name
הויסר, יוהנה
ספירי, יוהאנה
Date of birth
1829-06-12
Date of death
1901-07-07
Place of birth
Hirzel
Place of death
Zurich (Switzerland)
Associated country
Switzerland
Occupation
Novelists
Associated Language
ger
Gender
female
Biographical or Historical Data
מקום לידה: Hirzel
מקום לידה: הירצל Hirzel], כפר ליד ציריך]
תאריך לידה: 12.6.1829
מקום פטירה: ציריך
מקום פטירה: Zurich
תאריך פטירה: 7.7.1901.
Maiden name: Heusser.
Sources of Information
- LCN
- הידי בת ההרים. [תשכ"-].
- Record enhanced with data from Bibliography of the Hebrew Book database
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Wikipedia description:
Johanna Spyri (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.
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