Johann Rudolf Wyss
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Johann Rudolf Wyss (German pronunciation: [ˈjoːhan ˈruːdɔlf ˈviːs]; 4 March 1782 – 21 March 1830) was a Swiss author, writer, and folklorist who wrote the words to the former Swiss national anthem Rufst Du, mein Vaterland in 1811, and also edited the novel The Swiss Family Robinson, written by his father Johann David Wyss, published in 1812.[1]
Biography
In 1805, Wyss became the professor of philosophy at Bern's academy. He later became the chief librarian of Bern's city library. Together with Gottlieb Jakob Kuhn, he edited the periodical Alpenrosen. He died in Bern.[1]
Works
- Vorlesungen über das höchste Gut ("Lectures on the highest good", 2 vols., Tübingen, 1811)
- Idyllen, Volkssagen, Legend und Erzählungen aus der Schweiz ("Idylls, folk tales, legends, and stories from Switzerland", 3 vols., 1815–22; partly translated into French in Mme. de Montolieu's Châteaux suisses, 1816)
- Reise im Berner Oberland ("Travels in the Bern highlands", 1808; French translation, Voyage dans l'Oberland bernois, 2 vols., Bern, 1817)
Notes
- ^ a b "Johann Rudolf Wyss | Swiss writer and editor". 16 April 2024.
References
- Rines, George Edwin, ed. (1920). Encyclopedia Americana. .
- Ripley, George; Dana, Charles A., eds. (1879). The American Cyclopædia. .
External links
- Works by Johann Rudolf Wyss at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Johann Rudolf Wyss at Internet Archive
- Works by Johann Rudolf Wyss at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
- Pictures and texts of Voyage dans l'Oberland bernois by Johann Rudolf Wyss can be found in the database VIATIMAGES.
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