What is Tomi Ungerer?
[[File:Tomi Ungerer par Claude Truong-Ngoc mars 2014.jpg|thumb|Tomi Ungerer, in 2014]] [[File:Stamp Germany 2003 MiNr2311 Vertrag über die deutsch-französische Zusammenarbeit.jpg|thumb|A [[postage stamp]] Ungerer designed to commemorate 40 years of friendship between Germany and France; the stamp was issues in 2003.]] '''Tomi Ungerer''' (born '''Jean-Thomas Ungerer'''; 28 November 1931 &ndash; 9 February 2019) was a French graphic artist and writer. Ungerer became known for his illustrations, and for writing childtren's books. Some of his illustrations and books were controversial. Ungerer won the international [[Hans Christian Andersen Medal]] in 1998. Ungerer was born in 1931, in [[Strasbourg]]; he died on February 9, in [[Cork (city)|Cork,]] aged 87.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=French cartoonist, llustrator Tomi Ungerer is dead |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/429867-french-cartoonist-llustrator-tomi-ungerer-is-dead |work=[[The News International]] |location=[[Karachi]] |date=February 9, 2019 |access-date=February 9, 2019 }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Ungerer, Tomi}} [[Category:1931 births]] [[Category:2019 deaths]] [[Category:French artists]] [[Category:Writers from Strasbourg]] {{bio-stub}}