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 "Rufst du, mein Vaterland?" (; "Call'st thou, my Fatherland?") is the former national anthem of Switzerland. It had the status of ''de facto'' national anthem from the formation of Switzerland as a federal state in the 1840s, until 1961, when it ...

'' in 1811, and also edited the novel ''

The Swiss Family Robinson ''The Swiss Family Robinson'' (German: ''Der Schweizerische Robinson'') is a novel by Johann David Wyss, first published in 1812, about a Swiss family of immigrants whose ship en route to Port Jackson, Australia, goes off course and is shipwreck ...

'', 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

Bern german: Berner(in)french: Bernois(e) it, bernese , neighboring_municipalities = Bremgarten bei Bern, Frauenkappelen, Ittigen, Kirchlindach, Köniz, Mühleberg, Muri bei Bern, Neuenegg, Ostermundigen, Wohlen bei Bern, Zollikofen , website ...

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. He later became the chief librarian of Bern's city library. He died in Bern. Together with

Gottlieb Jakob Kuhn Gottlieb Jakob Kuhn (16 October 1775 – 23 July 1849) was a Bernese pastor, folklorist and poet, known for his dialectal songs. He edited the Bernese ''Hinkender Bote ''Hinkender Bote'' ("limping messenger", French ''Messager boiteux'', Ital ...

he edited the periodical ''Alpenrosen''.

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