Tomi UNGERER
1931, France/USA
Biography
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Tomi Ungerer was born in Strasbourg in Alsace in 1931.
Tomi has lived and worked in Strasbourg, New york, Canada and Ireland and his work has been widely acclaimed with numerous honours and awards, including:
- Legion d'Honneur France (1990)
- Order of the Deutsches Bundesverdienstdreuz Germany (1993)
- National Prize for Graphic Arts France (1995)
- Hans Christian Andersen Prize for children's literature (1998)
- European Prize for Culture (1999)
- Officer of the Legion d'Honneur France (2000)
- Named Goodwill Ambassador for Childhood and Education of Council of Europe (2003)
- Erich Käistner Literary Prize (2004)
- Awarded an honorary Doctorate in Philosophy from the University of Karlsruhe (2004)
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