Johanna Spyri

Johanna Spyri
Johanna Spyri, 1879
Born	Johanna Louise Heusser (1827-06-12)12 June 1827 Hirzel, Switzerland
Died	7 July 1901(1901-07-07) (aged 74) Zürich, Switzerland
Occupation	Short story writer, novelist
Genre	Children's literature, adult literature
Notable works	Heidi

Johanna Louise Spyri (German: [joˈhana ˈʃpiːri]; née Heusser [ˈhɔʏsər]; 12 June 1827 – 7 July 1901) was a Swiss author of novels, notably children's stories. She wrote the popular book Heidi. Born in Hirzel, a rural area in the canton of Zürich, as a child she spent several summers near Chur in Graubünden, the setting she later would use in her novels.