Author for children Tove Jansson

Tove Jansson

Living place: Helsinki

Birthday: 9-8-1914

Global rank: #28295

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Author for children Tove Jansson profile

Who is Author for children Tove Jansson?
Finnish author and artist who became known for her Moomin series of books for children. Her other literary works include The Summer Book, Sun City, and Daughter's Sculpture.
Her long-time female partner, Tuulikki Pietila, is a renowned Finnish-American artist and professor.

Young / Before famous

She studied at Stockholm's University of Arts, Crafts and Design, as well as at the graphic schools of the Finnish Academy of Fine Arts and at Paris 'L'Ecole des Beaux-Arts.

Family life info

She was born to Swedish-speaking Finnish artist. Her father, Viktor, worked as a sculptor, and her mother, Signe, had a career as an illustrator. Her two siblings are also artists.

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She was awarded the Andersen Hans Christian Medal for children's literature in 1966.

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When was Author for children Tove Jansson born?
Tove Jansson was born in 9-8-1914, death year is , at the age of 110.
Where is Author for children Tove Jansson's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Tove Jansson was born in Helsinki, of Finland. Là Author for children, whose Zodiac is Leo, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Tiger. Tove Jansson's global rank is 28295 and whose rank is 75 in list of famous Author for children.
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Events in 1914 and 9-8

Events in the world in the birth year of Tove Jansson

  • World War I begins: Austria declares war on Serbia; Germany on Russia and France; Britain on Germany.
  • Austrian Archduke Francis Ferdinand and wife Sophie assassinated in Sarajevo by Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip.
  • Panama Canal is officially opened after 10 years of construction.

Birthday Tove Jansson (9-8) in history

  • Day 9-8 year 1854: Henry David Thoreau's Walden, recounting his experiment in solitary life on the shores of Massachusetts' Walden Pond, was published.
  • Day 9-8 year 1936: Jesse Owens became the first American to win four gold medals in one Olympics.
  • Day 9-8 year 1945: The United States exploded a nuclear bomb over Nagasaki, Japan, killing an estimated 74,000 people.
  • Day 9-8 year 1965: Singapore proclaimed its independence from Malaysia.
  • Day 9-8 year 1974: Vice president Gerald Ford was sworn in as president following Nixon's resignation.
  • Day 9-8 year 1995: Jerry Garcia, lead singer and guitarist of the Grateful Dead, died.
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