Johanna Spyri (June 12, 1827 - July 7, 1901) was an author of children's stories, and is best known for "Heidi". Born Johanna Louise Heusser in the rural area of Hirzel, Switzerland, as a child she spent several summers in the area around Chur in Graubünden, the setting she later would use in her novels Wikipedia
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