WRITER

Johann David Wyss

1743 - 1818

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Johann David Wyss (German: [ˈjoːhan ˈdaːfɪd ˈviːs]; 28 May 1743 – 11 January 1818) was a Swiss author, best remembered for his book The Swiss Family Robinson (Der schweizerische Robinson) (1812). He was born and died in Bern. It is said that he was inspired by Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe, but wanted to write a story from which his own children would learn, as the father in the story taught important lessons to his children. The Swiss Family Robinson was first published in German in 1812, then translated into English two years later. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Johann David Wyss is the 4,623rd most popular writer (down from 4,439th in 2019), the 494th most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 460th in 2019) and the 43rd most popular Swiss Writer.

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Among writers, Johann David Wyss ranks 4,623 out of 7,302. Before him are August Spies, Vesna Parun, Vittoria Aganoor, Kostas Karyotakis, Robert Bolt, and Mary McCarthy. After him are Abdullah Goran, Vittorio Messori, Sotion, Dan Andersson, Guillermo Arriaga, and József Katona.

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Among people born in 1743, Johann David Wyss ranks 32. Before him are Eberhard August Wilhelm von Zimmermann, Anna Laetitia Barbauld, Johannes Ewald, Giuseppe Gazzaniga, Elisabeth Christina von Linné, and José Fernando de Abascal y Sousa. After him are Marmaduke Tunstall, and John Fitch. Among people deceased in 1818, Johann David Wyss ranks 40. Before him are Joachim Heinrich Campe, Nikolay Novikov, Louis Augustus Karl Frederick Emil, Duke of Anhalt-Köthen, Ivan Kulibin, Henry Lee III, and Josef Abel. After him are Carl Frederik von Breda, Jean Baptiste Point du Sable, Arthur St. Clair, and George Rogers Clark.

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In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, Johann David Wyss ranks 494 out of 1,015. Before him are Alex Zülle (1968), Georges-Louis Le Sage (1724), Paul Niggli (1888), Florian Cajori (1859), Patrick Juvet (1950), and Walther von Wartburg (1888). After him are Urs Widmer (1938), René Bader (1922), Georges de Rham (1903), Nicolas Fuss (1755), Aurelio Galfetti (1936), and Numa Droz (1844).

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Among WRITERS In Switzerland

Among writers born in Switzerland, Johann David Wyss ranks 43. Before him are Françoise Giroud (1916), Ella Maillart (1903), Edmond Privat (1889), Nicolas Bouvier (1929), Johann Jakob Breitinger (1701), and Robert Pinget (1919). After him are Urs Widmer (1938), Martin Suter (1948), Adolf Muschg (1934), Béatrix Beck (1914), Joël Dicker (1985), and Alain de Botton (1969).

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