Johann Martin Usteri (14 February 1763 in Zürich – 29 July 1827, Rapperswil)^[1] 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.^[2]

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