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Spyri
Spyri is a Swiss surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Emilie Kempin-Spyri (1853–1901), first Swiss female lawyer * Johanna Spyri Louise Spyri (; ; 12 June 1827 – 7 July 1901) was a Swiss author of novels, notably children's stories, and is best known for her book '' Heidi''. Born in Hirzel, a rural area in the canton of Zurich, Switzerland, as a child she spent se ... (1827–1901), Swiss author See also * Spyra {{surname Swiss-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emilie Kempin-Spyri
Emilie Kempin-Spyri (born March 18, 1853, in Altstetten; died April 12, 1901, in Basel; née Spyri, married name Kempin) was the first woman in Switzerland to graduate with a law degree and to be accepted as an academic lecturer. However, as a woman she was not permitted to practice as an attorney. She emigrated to New York where she taught at a law school she established for women. She was the niece of the author Johanna Spyri. Education and career She studied at the University of Zürich in 1883 as the first Swiss woman in the legal faculty. In 1887, she was graduated as the first female Doctor of Law in Europe. However, she was denied an attorney's charter due to lack of active citizenship. Her proposal before the Bundesgericht (Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland) for a re-interpretation of Article 4 of the Federal Constitution that the concept "Swiss citizen" could also include women, was rejected as "''ebenso neu als kühn''" (just as novel as audacious). After she was al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johanna Spyri
Johanna Louise Spyri (; ; 12 June 1827 – 7 July 1901) was a Swiss author of novels, notably children's stories, and is best known for her book ''Heidi''. Born in Hirzel, a rural area in the canton of Canton of Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland, as a child she spent several summers near Chur in Graubünden, the setting she later would use in her novels. Biography In 1852, Johanna Heusser married Bernhard Spyri. Bernhard was a lawyer. Whilst living in the city of Zürich she began to write about life in the country. Her first story, ''A Leaf on Vrony's Grave'', which deals with a woman's life of domestic violence, was published in 1880; the following year further stories for both adults and children appeared, among them the novel ''Heidi'', which she wrote in four weeks. ''Heidi'' tells the story of an orphan girl who lives with her grandfather in the Swiss Alps, and is famous for its vivid portrayal of the landscape. Her husband and her only child, both named Bernhard, both died ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spyra
Spyra is a surname. Notable people with the name include: * Janusz Spyra (born 1958), Polish historian * Wolfram Spyra (born 1964), German composer of ambient music See also * Spira (other) Spira may refer to: * Spira (car), a three-wheeled motor vehicle * Spira (confectionery), a Cadbury chocolate bar in a helix shape * Spira (name), including a list of people with the name * Spira (''Final Fantasy''), the fictional world of the ... {{Short pages monitor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
