Johann Martin Usteri
Johann Martin Usteri (14 February 1763 in
Zürich – 29 July 1827,
Rapperswil) was a
Swiss poet, noted for his
narrative poetry and his
idylls. He was one of the earliest poets to write poems in Swiss German, specifically in his native Zürich dialect; among these, his ''Vicar'' holds the foremost place.
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