Tomi Ungerer

Writer, Author

1931 –

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Who is Tomi Ungerer?

Jean-Thomas "Tomi" Ungerer is a French illustrator and a writer in three languages. He has published over 140 books ranging from much loved children's books to controversial adult work and from the fantastic to the autobiographical. He is known for sharp social satire and witty aphorisms.

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

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Born
Nov 28, 1931
Strasbourg
Also known as
  • Jean-Thomas "Tomi" Ungerer
  • Jean-Thomas Ungerer
  • Jean Thomas Ungerer
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Siblings
Nationality
  • France
  • Germany
Profession
Lived in
  • Strasbourg

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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