Johann David Wyss
Johann David Wyss was a Swiss author, best remembered for his book The Swiss Family Robinson (1812). He was born and died in Bern. It is said that he was inspired by Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe, but wanted to write a story from which his own children would learn, as the father in the story taught important lessons to his children. The Swiss Family Robinson was first published in German in 1812, then translated into English two years later. The book was edited by his son, Johann Rudolf Wyss, a scholar known for writing the Swiss national anthem, Rufst du, mein Vaterland. Another of Wyss's sons, Johann Emmanuel Wyss, illustrated the book. Johann David Wyss died in 1818 at the age of 74. He lived longer than his son Johann Rudolf, who would die twelve years later at the age of 48.
The Swiss Family Robinson; or, Adventures on a Desert Island
Jean Rudolph Wyss is credited as author on title page of this edition, but his father Johann David Wyss is more commonly listed as author. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Swiss_Family_Robinson
By Johann David Wyss
The Swiss Family Robinson: A Translation from the Original German
"The Swiss Family Robinson: A Translation from the Original German" by Johann Rudolf Wyss, edited by William H.G. Kingston, is a classic adventure nov...
By Johann David Wyss
The Swiss Family Robinson; or Adventures in a Desert Island
"The Swiss Family Robinson; or Adventures in a Desert Island" by Johann David Wyss is a novel written during the early 19th century. The story chronic...
By Johann David Wyss
The family Robinson Crusoe : $b or, journal of a father shipwrecked, with his wife and children, on an uninhabited island.
Later published with the title: The Swiss family Robinson.
By Johann David Wyss
Swiss Family Robinson
Translation of Der schweizerische Robinson.
By Johann David Wyss