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Johann David Wyss

Johann David Wyss (1743-1818) was a Swiss author, best remembered for his book The Swiss Family Robinson[?] (1812), based on the Robinson Crusoe adventure by Daniel Defoe. The book was edited by his son, Johann Rudolf Wyss[?], a scholar who wrote the Swiss national anthem.

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