Johann David Wyss

Novelist

Birthday May 28, 1743

Birth Sign Gemini

Birthplace Switzerland

DEATH DATE Jan 11, 1818 (74)

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About

Swiss author best remembered for his early nineteenth-century novel The Swiss Family Robinson. The book, one of the most popular in history, was published in 1812.

Before Fame

His famous novel, originally published as Der Schweizerische Robinson, was translated into English in 1814.

Trivia

The Swiss Family Robinson was inspired by and compared to author Daniel Defoe's classic novel Robinson Crusoe.

Family Life

His son, Johann Rudolf Wyss, edited The Swiss Family Robinson, and his other son, Johann Emmanuel Wyss, illustrated the work.

Associated With

Adventure novelist Jules Verne loved The Swiss Family Robinson and, after Wyss' death, wrote a sequel to the book entitled The Castaways of the Flag.