Johann David Wyss

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Johann David Wyss was a Swiss pastor and author best known for writing the classic adventure novel "The Swiss Family Robinson."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf author
human
pastor
centuryOfActivity 18th century
19th century
child Johann Rudolf Wyss
clergyOf Reformed churches
surface form: Reformed Church
countryOfCitizenship Switzerland
creativePeriod early 19th century
late 18th century
dateOfBirth 1743-05-28
dateOfDeath 1818-01-11
describedBySource The Swiss Family Robinson prefaces and later editions
ethnicGroup Swiss people
familyName Wyss
father Johann David Wyss self-linksurface differs
surface form: Johann Rudolf Wyss (father)
fieldOfWork literature
theology
genre adventure fiction
children's literature
givenName Johann
hasOccupationRole clergyman in Bern
hasPartInBibliography The Swiss Family Robinson
surface form: Der schweizerische Robinson (original German title of The Swiss Family Robinson)
hasRelative Johann Rudolf Wyss
inspiredBy Robinson Crusoe
languageOfWorkOrName German
maritalStatus married
name Johann David Wyss self-link
nationality Swiss
notableFor writing the novel The Swiss Family Robinson
notableWork The Swiss Family Robinson
notableWorkPublicationLanguage German
notableWorkSetting desert island
occupation author
pastor
writer
placeOfBirth Bern
Old Swiss Confederacy
placeOfBurial Bern
placeOfDeath Bern
religion Christianity
sexOrGender male
workFocus moral and educational stories for children
workLocation Bern
wrote The Swiss Family Robinson

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The Swiss Family Robinson author Johann David Wyss
The Swiss Family Robinson editor Johann David Wyss
this entity surface form: Johann Rudolf Wyss
Fritz Robinson creator Johann David Wyss
Johann David Wyss name Johann David Wyss self-link
Johann David Wyss father Johann David Wyss self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Johann Rudolf Wyss (father)
Ernst Robinson creator Johann David Wyss