Ida Bindschedler
Ida Bindschedler around 1890
Ida Bindschedler around 1890
Born(1854-06-07)7 June 1854
Zürich, Switzerland
Died28 June 1919(1919-06-28) (aged 65)

Ida Bindschedler (6 July 1854 – 28 June 1919) was a Swiss children's writer.

Early life

Bindschedler was born in Zürich, Switzerland to cotton merchant Friedrich Rudolf and mother Anna Tauber.[1] Her family spent their summers in Villa Bellerive, which she later used as inspiration for her books.[2][3]

House of Ida Bindschedler's birth

Career

Bindschedler was trained as a teacher under the guidance of Joseph Viktor Widmann, who would later recommend her to teach at a private school in Zurich.[4] She taught at that school for 24 years before leaving due to a heart condition. While at the school, she advanced from primary school teacher to secondary school teacher and also taught in Paris. She worked approximately 40 hours a week both in school and in additional lessons.[5]

After retiring, she moved to Augsburg, Germany, where she wrote her first book, "The Turnach children in summer."[6]

Bindschedler's books were very successful in Switzerland, tying Johanna Spyri's book Heidi in popularity there.[7]

Death and legacy

Street named in her honour

Bindschedler died on 28 June 1919.[8] Many of her books took place in Seeweid in the Riesbach district of Zurich. The district named a street in her honour.[1]

Selected publications

The following is a list of selected publications:[9]

  • Turnachkinder
  • Die Turnachkinder im Sommer (1906)
  • Die Turnachkinder im Winter (1909)

References

  1. 1 2 "Bindschedler, Ida". bindschedler.name (in German). Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  2. ↑ Kälin, Adi (2018). "Zürichs neustes Museum: Architekturgeschichten am See" (in German). Neue Zürcher Zeitung. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  3. ↑ Ev Manz (2018). "Überraschender Architekturimport aus Berlin" (in German). Tages-Anzeiger. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  4. ↑ Linsmayer, Charles (22 October 2002). "Ida Bindschedler". hls-dhs-dss.ch (in German). Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  5. ↑ "Ida Bindschedler" (PDF). bindschedler.name (in German). Oltner Tagblatt. 1919. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  6. ↑ "Das berühmteste Zürcher "Fräulein Lehrerin" - Ida Bindschedler (1854-" (PDF). bindschedler.name (in German). October 2014. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  7. ↑ "Bindschedler Ida". svbbpt.ch (in German). Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  8. ↑ "Nachricht des Todes von Ida Bindschedler" (PDF). bindschedler.name (in German). 28 July 1919. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  9. ↑ "au:Bindschedler, Ida". worldcat.org. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
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