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Date of Birth
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30-August-1902
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Place of Birth
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Trun
(Switzerland, Disentis sub-district, Surselva District, Canton of Graubünden)
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Nationality
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Switzerland
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Profession
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Illustrator, Graphic Designer, Painter
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Alois Carigiet was a Swiss graphic designer, painter, and illustrator. He may be known best for six children's picture books set in the Alps, A Bell for Ursli and its sequels, written by Selina Chönz, and three that he wrote himself. In 1966 he received the inaugural Hans Christian Andersen Medal for children's illustrators.
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