Ida Bindschedler

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

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)

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. "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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