Johann David Wyss

The Swiss Family Robinson was first published in German in 1812, then translated into English two years later.

The book was edited by his son, Johann Rudolf Wyss, a scholar known for writing the Swiss national anthem, Rufst du, mein Vaterland.

He lived longer than his son Johann Rudolf, who would die twelve years later at the age of 48.

[2] There are also many underlying tones of Christianity throughout the book, particularly with regard to many of the characters and their moral philosophies.

Jules Verne reportedly declared that The Swiss Family Robinson was one of his favorite books,[citation needed] so much so that he was inspired to write a sequel, The Castaways of the Flag (1900), nearly a century after Wyss's death.