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Johanna Spyri (IPA: /johana ʃpiːʁi/) (12 June 1827 – 7 July 1901) was an author of children's stories, and is best known for 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. (via Wikipedia)


About Johanna Spyri


Genre: Children's Literature, Adult Literature

Place of Death: Zürich, Switzerland

Name: Johanna Louise Heusser

Occupation: short story writer, Novelist

Birthplace: Hirzel, Switzerland

Period: Children's Literature

Known for: Heidi

Birth Date: Jun 12, 1827

Death Date: Jul 7, 1901


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