Johann Peter Hebel

Johann Peter Hebel

Johann Peter Hebel (10 May 1760 – 22 September 1826) was a German short story writer, dialectal poet, Lutheran theologian and pedagogue, most famous for a collection of Alemannic lyric poems (Allemannische Gedichte) and one of German tales (Schatzkästlein des rheinischen Hausfreundes – "Treasure Chest of Rhenish Tales"). Born in Basel, Hebel entered primary school in 1766 and joined a Latin school three years later; he visited the schools in Basel during summer and in Hausen and Schopfheim respectively in the nearby Wiesental during winter. After the death of his mother in 1773, he remained at school, graduating with the help of friends from the Gymnasium illustre of Karlsruhe in 1778 and going on to study theology. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Johann Peter Hebel has received more than 102,859 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Johann Peter Hebel is the 2,246th most popular writer (down from 2,117th in 2019), the 227th most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 203rd in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Swiss Writer.