Meta Heusser-Schweizer
Meta Heusser-Schweizer | |
|---|---|
| Born | Meta Schweizer 6 April 1797 Hirzel, Switzerland |
| Died | 2 January 1876 (aged 78) Hirzel, Switzerland |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Literary movement | Württemberg Pietism |
| Spouse |
Johann Jakob Heusser
(m. 1821; died 1859) |
| Children | 6, including Johanna Spyri |
| Relatives | Georg Gessner (uncle) |
Meta Heusser-Schweizer (née Schweizer; 6 April 1797 – 2 January 1876) was a Swiss poet. Born in Hirzel as the niece of Georg Gessner, she wrote several collections of poems associated with the Württemberg Pietism movement. She was the mother of Johanna Spyri, best known for her children's novel Heidi.