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Tomi Ungerer

  • Jean-Thomas Ungerer
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Ungerer, Tomi
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Date of birth
1931-11-28
Place of birth
Strasbourg
Date of death
2019-02-09
Place of death
Cork

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Jean-Thomas "Tomi" Ungerer (German pronunciation: [ˈtoːmi ˈʊŋəʁɐ] ; 28 November 1931 – 9 February 2019) was a French artist and writer from Alsace (a French region on the French/German border). He published over 140 books ranging from children's books to adult works and from the fantastic to the autobiographical. He was known for sharp social satire and witty aphorisms. Ungerer is also famous as a cartoonist and designer of political posters and film posters.

Ungerer received the international Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 1998 for his "lasting contribution" as a children's illustrator.

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Alsatian artist and writer.

Last modified: 2023-12-10 (revision #163309)

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ungerertomi
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85424814
Wikidata ID
Q558085

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