Actor · Writer · Book · Story
Born Nov 28, 1931 · Strasbourg, France
Active 1972–2019 · Awards: Knight of the Legion of Honour, Officer of the Legion of Honour, Commander of the Legion of Honour, Commander of the National Order of Merit, Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres, Knight of the French Order of Academic Palms, Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg
Jean-Thomas "Tomi" Ungerer was a French artist and writer from Alsace. He published over 140 books ranging from children's books to adult works and from the fantastic to the autobiographical.