stein . ▁▁ ▁When ▁the ▁boy ▁was ▁ 1 1 ▁his ▁father ▁was ▁arrested ▁and ▁killed . ▁▁ ▁Daniel ▁was ▁then ▁adopted ▁by ▁his ▁uncle , ▁The oph il ▁Spo er ri ▁and ▁changed ▁his ▁name ▁to ▁Daniel ▁Spo er ri . ▁▁▁ ▁Daniel ▁Spo er ri ▁subsequently ▁gained ▁prom in ence ▁as ▁an ▁artist . ▁ ▁Professional ▁bi ography ▁The oph il ▁Spo er ri ▁studied ▁at ▁Zürich , ▁S ien a ▁and ▁Paris . ▁ ▁He ▁obtained ▁his ▁doctor ate ▁at ▁Bern ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 6 . ▁ ▁His ▁dis sert ation ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁Milan ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁under ▁the ▁Italian - language ▁title ▁“ Il ▁dia let to ▁della ▁V als esia ” ▁( ” The ▁dialect ▁of ▁V als esia ” ). ▁▁ ▁Between ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁and ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁he ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁high ▁school ▁teacher ▁in ▁Bern . ▁ ▁Between ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁he ▁was ▁an ▁Associ ate ▁Professor ▁of ▁Rom ance ▁Phil ology ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Zur ich ▁where ▁his ▁students ▁included ▁the ▁future ▁novel ist ▁Max ▁Fr isch . ▁▁ ▁In ▁respect ▁of ▁university ▁administration ▁he ▁was ▁made ▁Dean ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 2 , ▁and ▁university ▁R ector ▁between ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 0 . ▁▁ ▁Between ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁together ▁with ▁his ▁colle ague ▁Professor ▁Emil ▁Sta