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Johann David Wyss(1743-1830)

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Johann David Wyss was born on 28 May 1743 in Berne, Switzerland. Johann David was a writer, known for Swiss Family Robinson, Les Robinsons des mers du sud (1960) and The Swiss Family Robinson (1975). Johann David died on 11 January 1830 in Bern, Switzerland.
BornMay 28, 1743
DiedJanuary 11, 1830(86)
BornMay 28, 1743
DiedJanuary 11, 1830(86)
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Swiss Family Robinson
  • Writer
    Kevin Corcoran, Sessue Hayakawa, Tommy Kirk, James MacArthur, Dorothy McGuire, John Mills, and Janet Munro in Les Robinsons des mers du sud (1960)
    Les Robinsons des mers du sud
    7.1
    • Writer(as Johann Wyss)
    • 1960
    The Swiss Family Robinson (1975)
    The Swiss Family Robinson
    6.3
    • Writer(as Johann Wyss)
    • 1975
    Joe Bonomo, Eva Gordon, and Margaret Quimby in Perils of the Wild (1925)
    Perils of the Wild
    5.6
    • Writer
    • 1925

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    • Seuls au bout du monde (2002)
      Seuls au bout du monde
      6.5
      TV Movie
      • novel "The Swiss Family Robinson"
      • 2002
    • Swiss Family Robinson: Lost in the Jungle (2000)
      Swiss Family Robinson: Lost in the Jungle
      6.1
      TV Movie
      • novel
      • 2000
    • David Carradine and Jane Seymour in Les naufragés du Pacifique (1998)
      Les naufragés du Pacifique
      4.9
      • novel "The Swiss Family Robinson" (as Johann Wyss)
      • 1998
    • Dyan Cannon, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Martin Mull, and Ryan O'Donohue in Les nouveaux Robinson (1997)
      Les nouveaux Robinson
      4.5
      TV Movie
      • novel (as Johann Wyss)
      • 1997
    • Swiss Family Robinson (1996)
      Swiss Family Robinson
      6.9
      Video
      • novel
      • 1996
    • Flo et les Robinson suisses (1981)
      Flo et les Robinson suisses
      7.4
      TV Series
      • story
      • 1981
    • The Swiss Family Robinson (1974)
      The Swiss Family Robinson
      6.8
      TV Series
      • novel (as Johann Wyss)
      • 1974–1976
    • Helen Hunt, Willie Aames, Pat Delaney, Martin Milner, and Eric Olson in Les Robinson suisses (1975)
      Les Robinson suisses
      6.4
      TV Series
      • based upon a book by
      • based upon the book by
      • 1975–1976
    • The Swiss Family Robinson (1975)
      The Swiss Family Robinson
      6.3
      • based upon the book by (as Johann Wyss)
      • 1975
    • The Swiss Family Robinson (1973)
      The Swiss Family Robinson
      6.5
      TV Movie
      • novel (as Johann Wyss)
      • 1973
    • Festival of Family Classics (1972)
      Festival of Family Classics
      7.4
      TV Series
      • book (as Johann R. Wyss)
      • 1973
    • Kevin Corcoran, Sessue Hayakawa, Tommy Kirk, James MacArthur, Dorothy McGuire, John Mills, and Janet Munro in Les Robinsons des mers du sud (1960)
      Les Robinsons des mers du sud
      7.1
      • novel "Swiss Family Robinson" (as Johann Wyss)
      • 1960
    • Swiss Family Robinson
      6.5
      TV Movie
      • novel
      • 1958
    • Freddie Bartholomew, Edna Best, Tim Holt, Terry Kilburn, Thomas Mitchell, and Bobbie Quillan in Swiss Family Robinson (1940)
      Swiss Family Robinson
      6.3
      • novel
      • 1940
    • Joe Bonomo, Eva Gordon, and Margaret Quimby in Perils of the Wild (1925)
      Perils of the Wild
      5.6
      • novel "Swiss Family Robinson"
      • 1925

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    • Alternative names
      • Johann R. Wyss
    • Born
      • May 28, 1743
      • Berne, Switzerland
    • Died
      • January 11, 1830
      • Bern, Switzerland

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      His son, Johann David Rudolf Wyss Jr., wrote the Swiss national anthem.

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