

At the time of her schooling, she also lived in Yverdon for two years where she visited a boarding school. At the age of 15 years, she moved to Zurich to live with her aunt where she also went to school. Johanna Spyri was born as the fourth of six children to a doctor and a poet. One of her most famous characters is "Heidi" from the works of "Heidis Lehr- und Wanderjahre" (Heidi, her years of wandering and learning) in 1880, and "Heidi kann brauchen, was es gelernt hat" ("Heidi makes use of what she has learned") from 1881. She later became one of the most well-known authors and predominantly wrote children's and youth literature. On 12 June 1827 the Swiss national Johanna Spyri was born in the Canton of Zurich. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.On the 186th birthday of Johanna Spyri News on

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