Otto Sutermeister
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Swiss folklorist
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Otto Sutermeister's Degrees
- PhD Folklore University of Zurich
Why Is Otto Sutermeister Influential?
(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Friedrich Gottlieb Otto Sutermeister was a Swiss folklorist and professor at the University of Berne who collected and revised numerous folk taless, legends, fables, and proverbs. Strongly influenced by the Brothers Grimm, Sutermeister emphasized the didactic aspect of Swiss folklore and rewrote many of the tales to suit young readers. He also was editor of the works of Jeremias Gotthelf and of the "Swiss Idioticon".
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