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Johann Rudolf Wyss - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (91 words) |
 | Johann Rudolf Wyss (1782 - 1830) was a Swiss author, writer and folklorist. |
 | He wrote the words to the Swiss national anthem Rufst du, mein Vaterland in 1811. |
 | He also edited the novel The Swiss Family Robinson, written by his father Johann David Wyss, in 1814. |
| Wyss, Johann Rudolf -- Encyclopædia Britannica (611 words) |
 | The German-born physicist Rudolf Mössbauer was the corecipient of the Nobel prize for physics in 1961. |
 | Austrian-born U.S. pianist Rudolf Serkin was a keyboard virtuoso renowned for his intensity, superb technique, and unsentimental interpretations, both as a soloist and as a chamber musician. |
 | One of the most prominent physicians of the 19th century, German scientist and statesman Rudolf Virchow pioneered the modern concept of the pathological processes of disease. |