Peider Lansel (August 15, 1863 – December 8, 1943) was a

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. He is most known for having revived Rhaeto-Romansh as a literary language. His family was from

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, Switzerland, (although he was born in

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) and worked as a merchant, as well as being a poet.

External links

Peider Lansel - BAINVEGNI
at www.peiderlansel.ch * *
The Districts of Obstana, Untertasna and Remüs
from a personal website hosted on mindspring.com; no idea of further source. 1863 births 1943 deaths Swiss male poets Romansh-language writers Romansh people 19th-century Swiss poets 20th-century Swiss poets 20th-century male writers 19th-century male writers {{Switzerland-poet-stub