Johanna Spyri(1827-1901)

Writer

Johanna Spyri was born on 12 June 1827 in Hirzel, Switzerland. She was a writer, known for Heidi, Heidi (1937) and S'Waisechind vo Engelberg (1956). She was married to Johann Bernhard Spyri. She died on 7 July 1901 in Zurich, Switzerland.

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Heidi

TV Series

Writer

Heidi

7.2

Writer

1937

S'Waisechind vo Engelberg

6.3

Writer

1956

Heidi

TV Mini Series

Writer

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Heidi: Rescue of the Lynx
6.5
- based on the character from the novel by
- 2025
Heidi
5.9
- from the novel by
- 2024
Heidi, bienvenida a casa
7.5
TV Series
- Writer
- 2017
Heidi
7.5
- novel
- 2015
Heidi 4 Paws
4.1
- novel
- 2009
Heidi
6.3
- novel
- 2005
Heidi
6.5
- novel
- 2005
Heidi
5.7
- novel
- 2001
Television Theater
7.7
TV Series
- play
- 1997
Heidi
6.9
Video
- adapted from the classic tale by
- 1995
World Fairy Tale Series
7.6
TV Series
- original story
- 1995
Hello Kitty no Alps no Shôjo Heidi II: Klara to no Deai
Video
- story
- 1994
Hello Kitty and Friends
6.4
TV Series
- Writer
- 1993
Hello Kitty no Alps no Shôjo Heidi
Video
- story
- 1993
Heidi
7.1
TV Mini Series
- novel
- 1993

Personal details

Born
- June 12, 1827
- Hirzel, Switzerland
Died
- July 7, 1901
- Zurich, Switzerland
Spouse
- Johann Bernhard SpyriSeptember 9, 1852 - December 19, 1884 (his death, 1 child)

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Her two-part novel "Heidi" (1881) is the most-successful German-language book of all time, selling over 50 million copies, and translated into 50 languages.

Quotes
Heidi, you're suffering from Homesickness, and that can be a very terrible illness.

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