Born: 15 February 1899, Liechtenstein
Died: 12 March 1996
Country most active: Liechtenstein
Also known as: Ida Amann
Liechtensteiner poet Ida Ospelt-Amann was a trailblazer for the revival of dialect poetry in Liechtenstein, writing in the Alemannic dialect spoken in her home Vaduz region as well as collecting proverbs and saying in the dialect for the Liechtenstein National Museum. For her work, she received the Golden Cross of Merit and honorary citizenship from Vaduz, and was an honorary member of the Liechtenstein Dialect Foundation. Writing primarily about rural life in often nostalgic ways, she also gave public readings, appeared on radio and, in 1991, issued a recording on cassette tape of texts and poems in Vaduz dialect.
Publications
S’Loob-Bett (1965)
S’ischt Suusersunntig (1975)
Di aalta Räder (1984)