Johanna Spyri
Swiss writer
Died when: 74 years 25 days (888 months)Star Sign: Gemini
Johanna Louise Spyri (German: [jo'hana '?pi?ri]; née Heusser ['h??s?r]; 12 June 1827 – 7 July 1901) was a Swiss author of novels, notably children's stories, and was 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.
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