Jeremias Gotthelf was born on October 4, 1797 in Murten, Fribourg, Switzerland. He was a writer, known for
Die Käserei in der Vehfreude (1958),
Uli der Knecht (1954) and
Die schwarze Spinne (1921). He died on October 22, 1854 in Lützelflüh, Bern, Switzerland.