Johann Rudolf Wyss (; 4 March 178221 March 1830) was a

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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 ''The Swiss Family Robinson'' (German: ''Der Schweizerische Robinson'', "The Swiss Robinson") is a novel by the Swiss author Johann David Wyss, first published in 1812, about a Swiss family of immigrants whose ship en route to Port Jackson, Aus ...

'', written by his father

Johann David Wyss Johann David Wyss (; 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 Dan ...

, published in 1812.

Biography

In 1805, Wyss became the professor of philosophy at

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. 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.

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)

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Pictures and texts of ''Voyage dans l'Oberland bernois'' by Johann Rudolf Wyss can be found in the database VIATIMAGES
1782 births 1830 deaths Writers from Bern Swiss philosophers Swiss songwriters Johann Rudolf {{Switzerland-writer-stub