Johann David Wyss
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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. The book was edited by his son, Johann Rudolf Wyss, a scholar known for writing the Swiss national anthem, Rufst du, mein Vaterland. Another of Wyss's sons, Johann Emmanuel Wyss, illustrated the book.[1] Johann David Wyss died in 1818 at the age of 74. He lived longer than his son Johann Rudolf, who would die twelve years later at the age of 48.
Wyss has been described as an author whose style was "firmly Christian and moral in tone".[2] There are also many underlying tones of Christianity throughout the book, particularly with regard to many of the characters and their moral philosophies.
Influence
Jules Verne reportedly declared that The Swiss Family Robinson was one of his favorite books,[citation needed] so much so that he was inspired to write a sequel, The Castaways of the Flag (1900), nearly a century after Wyss's death.
Notes
- ^ "Johann David Von Wyss." Major Authors and Illustrators for Children and Young Adults, 2nd ed., 8 vols. Gale Group, 2002. Reproduced in Biography Resource Center. Farmington Hills, Mich.: Gale, 2009.
- ^ Dinah Birch, Katy Hooper. "The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature". Oxford University Press. p. 696.
External links
- Works by Johann David Wyss at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Johann David Wyss at Internet Archive
- Works by Johann David Wyss at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
- Works by Johann David Wyss at Open Library
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