What is Raymond Briggs?
[[File:Strips, schrijvers, kernwapens, Briggs, Raymond, Bestanddeelnr 932-5852 (cropped).jpg|right|200px]] '''Raymond Redvers Briggs''' [[Order of the British Empire|CBE]] (18 January 1934 &ndash; 9 August 2022) was a British [[writer]] and [[artist]]. He is known for his [[children's literature|books for children]]. His books include ''[[The Snowman]]'', ''Fungus the Bogeyman'', ''When the Wind Blows'' and ''[[Father Christmas (book)|Father Christmas]]''. ==Life and death== Briggs was born on 18 January 1934 in [[Wimbledon, Surrey|Wimbledon]], [[Surrey]]. He died on 9 August 2022 at a hospital in [[Brighton]], [[East Sussex]] from [[pneumonia]] at the age of 88.<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/08/10/snowman-author-raymond-briggs-dies-aged-88/ Snowman author Raymond Briggs dies aged 88]</ref><ref name = Bailey>{{Cite news|url = https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/10/books/raymond-briggs-dead.html|title = Raymond Briggs, Who Drew a Wordless ‘Snowman,’ Dies at 88|newspaper = [[The New York Times]]|date = 10 August 2022|accessdate = 10 August 2022|last = Bailey|first = Jason M.|url-access = limited}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Briggs, Raymond}} [[Category:1934 births]] [[Category:2022 deaths]] [[Category:British illustrators]] [[Category:English children's writers]] [[Category:Writers from London]]