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Date of Birth
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28-November-1931
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Place of Birth
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Strasbourg
(France, Bas-Rhin)
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Nationality
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France, Germany
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Also know as
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Jean-Thomas "Tomi" Ungerer, Jean-Thomas Ungerer, Jean Thomas Ungerer, Jean-Thomas Ungerer, Jean Thomas Ungerer
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Profession
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Illustrator, Artist, Writer, Author, Actor
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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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