History Creator / TomiUngerer

As a child, he had to endure the annexation of Alsace-Moselle by UsefulNotes/NaziGermany during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, which would leave a mark in many of his {{pacifist}} works. From 1956 to 1971, he lived and worked in the USA, supporting the UsefulNotes/CivilRightsMovement and opposing UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar with his posters and illustrations. He declared himself a "convinced European", but remained skeptical of the bureaucracy of UsefulNotes/TheEuropeanUnion. He lived alternately between [[UsefulNotes/{{Ireland}} Cork]] and the city of Strasbourg (where he was born) from 1976 to his passing at age 87 in 2019.

As a child, he had to endure the annexation of Alsace-Moselle by UsefulNotes/NaziGermany during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, which would leave a mark in many of his {{pacifist}} works. From 1956 to 1971, he worked in the USA, supporting the UsefulNotes/CivilRightsMovement and opposing UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar with his posters and illustrations. He declared himself a "convinced European", but remained skeptical of the bureaucracy of UsefulNotes/TheEuropeanUnion. He lived alternately between [[UsefulNotes/{{Ireland}} Cork]] and the city of Strasbourg (where he was born) from 1976 to his passing at age 87 in 2019.

He published over 140 books ranging from ChildrensLiterature (often PictureBooks) to adult works, and from the fantastic to the autobiographical, primarily in German and French languages (the dual culture of the area he was from). He was known for his sharp [[{{Satire}} social satire]], his witty aphorisms in the same spirit as some forerunner cartoonists such as the French Honoré Daumier and the German George Grosz, and for being quite the oddball in general.

A revered cultural figure in his native area, he has a museum dedicated to him in Strasbourg. There is an American documentary from 2012 about him, titled ''[[https://youtu.be/cQlWgnerTRc Far Out Isn't Far Enough: The Tomi Ungerer Story]]''.

He published over 140 books ranging from ChildrensLiterature (often PictureBooks) to adult works, and from the fantastic to the autobiographical, primarily in German and French languages (the dual culture of the area he was from, due to its complicated history since the UsefulNotes/FrancoPrussianWar). He was known for his sharp [[{{Satire}} social satire]], his witty aphorisms in the same spirit as some forerunner cartoonists such as the French Honoré Daumier and the German George Grosz, and for being quite the oddball in general.

He published over 140 books ranging from ChildrensLiterature (often PictureBooks) to adult works, and from the fantastic to the autobiographical, primarily in German and French languages (the dual culture of the area he's from, due to its complicated history since the UsefulNotes/FrancoPrussianWar). He was known for his sharp [[{{Satire}} social satire]], his witty aphorisms in the same spirit as some forerunner cartoonists such as the French Honoré Daumier and the German George Grosz, and for being quite the oddball in general.

He published over 140 books ranging from ChildrensLiterature (often PictureBooks) to adult works, and from the fantastic to the autobiographical, primarily in German and French languages (the dual culture of the area he's from, due to its complicated history since the UsefulNotes/FrancoPrussianWar). He was known for his sharp [[{{Satire}} social satire]], witty aphorisms in the same spirit as some forerunner cartoonists such as the French Honoré Daumier and the German George Grosz, and for being quite the oddball in general.

He published over 140 books ranging from ChildrensLiterature (often PictureBooks) to adult works, and from the fantastic to the autobiographical, primarily in German and French languages (the dual culture of the area he's from, due to its complicated history since the UsefulNotes/FrancoPrussianWar). He was known for his sharp [[{{Satire}} social satire]], witty aphorisms in the same spirit as some forerunner cartoonists such as the French Honoré Daumier and the German George Grosz, and for being quite the oddball.

He published over 140 books ranging from ChildrensLiterature (often PictureBooks) to adult works, and from the fantastic to the autobiographical, primarily in German and French languages (the dual culture of the area he's from, due to its complicated history since the UsefulNotes/FrancoPrussianWar). He was known for his sharp [[{{Satire}} social satire]], witty aphorisms in the same spirit as some forerunner cartoonists such as the French Honoré Daumier and the German George Grosz, and for being quite the [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} oddball]].

He published over 140 books ranging from ChildrensLiterature (often PictureBooks) to adult works, and from the fantastic to the autobiographical, primarily in German and French languages (the dual culture of the area he's from, due to its complicated history since the UsefulNotes/FrancoPrussianWar). He was known for his sharp [[{{Satire}} social satire]], witty aphorisms in the same spirit as some forerunner cartoonists such as the French Honoré Daumier and the German George Grosz, and general wackiness.

He published over 140 books ranging from ChildrensLiterature (often PictureBooks) to adult works, and from the fantastic to the autobiographical, primarily in German and French languages (the dual culture of the area he's from, due to its complicated history since UsefulNotes/FrancoPrussianWar). He was known for his sharp [[{{Satire}} social satire]], witty aphorisms in the same spirit as some forerunner cartoonists such as the French Honoré Daumier and the German George Grosz, and general wackiness.

He published over 140 books ranging from ChildrensLiterature (often PictureBooks) to adult works, and from the fantastic to the autobiographical, primarily in German and French languages (the dual culture of the area he's from, due to its history). He was known for his sharp [[{{Satire}} social satire]], witty aphorisms in the same spirit as some forerunner cartoonists such as the French Honoré Daumier and the German George Grosz, and general wackiness.

He published over 140 books ranging from ChildrensLiterature (often PictureBooks) to adult works, and from the fantastic to the autobiographical, primarily in German and French languages (the dual culture of the area he's from, due to its history).

He was known for his sharp [[{{Satire}} social satire]], witty aphorisms in the same spirit as some forerunner cartoonists such as the French Honoré Daumier and the German George Grosz, and general wackiness. As a child, he had to endure the annexation of Alsace-Moselle by UsefulNotes/NaziGermany during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, which would leave a mark in many of his {{pacifist}} works. From 1956 to 1971, he worked in the USA, supporting the UsefulNotes/CivilRightsMovement and opposing UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar with his posters and illustrations. He declared himself a "convinced European", but remained skeptical of the bureaucracy of UsefulNotes/TheEuropeanUnion. He lived alternately between [[UsefulNotes/{{Ireland}} Cork]] and the city of Strasbourg (where he was born) from 1976 to his passing at age 87 in 2019.

** ''Moon Man'' (''Jean de la Lune'') was adapted by Stephan Schesch as a French-Irish-German co-production film in 2012.

** ''The Three Robbers'' was adapted first as an American cartoon short by Creator/GeneDeitch in 1972, then as a German feature film in 2007 by Hayo Freitag.

* AnimatedAdaptation: ''The Three Robbers'' was adapted first as an American cartoon short by Creator/GeneDeitch in 1972, then as a German feature film in 2007 by Hayo Freitag.

He was known for his sharp [[{{Satire}} social satire]], witty aphorisms in the same spirit as some forerunner cartoonists such as the French Honoré Daumier and the German George Grosz, and general wackiness. As a child, he had to endure the annexation of Alsace-Moselle by UsefulNotes/NaziGermany during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, which would leave a mark in many of his {{pacifist}} works. From 1956 to 1971, he worked in the USA, supporting the UsefulNotes/CivilRightsMovement and opposing UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar with his posters and illustrations. He lived alternately between [[UsefulNotes/{{Ireland}} Cork]] and the city of Strasbourg (where he was born) from 1976 to his passing at age 87 in 2019.

He was known for his sharp [[{{Satire}} social satire]], witty aphorisms in the same spirit as some forerunner cartoonists such as the French Honoré Daumier and the German George Grosz, and general wackiness. As a child, he had to endure the annexation of Alsace-Moselle by UsefulNotes/NaziGermany during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, which would leave a mark in many of his {{pacifist}} works. From 1956 to 1971, he worked in the USA, supporting the UsefulNotes/CivilRightsMovement and opposing UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar with his posters and illustrations. He lived primarily in UsefulNotes/{{Ireland}} from 1976 to the end of his life.

A revered cultural figure in his native area, he has a museum dedicated to him in the city of Strasbourg, where he was born. There is an American documentary from 2012 about him, titled ''[[https://youtu.be/cQlWgnerTRc Far Out Isn't Far Enough: The Tomi Ungerer Story]]''.

He published over 140 books ranging from ChildrensLiterature (often PictureBooks) to adult works, and from the fantastic to the autobiographical, primarily in German and French (the dual culture of the area he's from, due to its history).

He was known for his sharp [[{{Satire}} social satire]] and witty aphorisms in the same spirit as some forerunner cartoonists such as the French Honoré Daumier and the German George Grosz. As a child, he had to endure the annexation of Alsace-Moselle by UsefulNotes/NaziGermany during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, which would leave a mark in many of his {{pacifist}} works. From 1956 to 1971, he worked in the USA, supporting the UsefulNotes/CivilRightsMovement and opposing UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar with his posters and illustrations. He lived primarily in UsefulNotes/{{Ireland}} from 1976 to the end of his life.

He was known for his sharp [[{{Satire}} social satire]] and witty aphorisms in the same spirit as some forerunner cartoonists such as the French Honoré Daumier and the German George Grosz. As a child, he had to endure the annexation of Alsace-Moselle by UsefulNotes/NaziGermany during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, which would leave a mark in many of his {{pacifist}} works. From 1956 to 1971, he worked in the USA, supporting the UsefulNotes/CivilRightsMovement and opposing UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar with his posters and illustrations.

He was known for his sharp [[{{Satire}} social satire]] and witty aphorisms in the same spirit as some forerunner cartoonists such as the French Honoré Daumier and the German George Grosz. As a child, he had to endure the annexation of Alsace-Moselle by UsefulNotes/NaziGermany during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, which would leave a mark in the shape of many of his works. From 1956 to 1971, he worked in the USA, supporting the UsefulNotes/CivilRightsMovement and opposing UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar with his posters and illustrations.

A revered cultural figure in his native area, he has a museum dedicated to him in the city of Strasbourg where he was born. There is an American documentary from 2012 about him, titled ''Far Out Isn't Far Enough: The Tomi Ungerer Story''.

He was known for his sharp [[{{Satire}} social satire]] and witty aphorisms in the same spirit as fellow cartoonists Honoré Daumier and George Grosz. As a child, he had to endure the annexation of Alsace-Moselle by UsefulNotes/NaziGermany during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, which would leave a mark in the shape of many of his works. From 1956 to 1971, he worked in the USA, supporting the UsefulNotes/CivilRightsMovement and opposing UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar with his posters and illustrations.

A revered cultural figure in his native area, he has a museum dedicated to him in Strasbourg. There is an American documentary from 2012 about him, titled ''Far Out Isn't Far Enough: The Tomi Ungerer Story''.

Jean-Thomas Ungerer (28 November 1931 – 9 February 2019), better known as Tomi Ungerer, was an artist, cartoonist and writer from [[UsefulNotes/DepartementalIssues Alsace]], France.

He was known for his sharp [[{{Satire}} social satire]] and witty aphorisms in the same spirit as fellow cartoonists Honoré Daumier and George Grosz. A revered cultural figure in his native area, he has a museum dedicated to him in Strasbourg. There is an American documentary from 2012 about him, titled ''Far Out Isn't Far Enough: The Tomi Ungerer Story''.