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Rodolphe Töpffer
Rodolphe Töpffer was a Swiss teacher, author, painter, cartoonist, and caricaturist. He is best known for his illustrated books, which are possibly the earliest European comics. He is known as the father of comic strips and has been credited as the "first comics artist in history."
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culture · Swiss teacher, author, painter, cartoonist, and caricature artist (1799–1846) · writer · painter · comics artist · politician · teacher · illustrator · university teacher · caricaturist · draftsperson · novelist · also Rodolphe Töpffer, Rodolphe Topffer, Rudolphe Töpffer, Rodolphe Toepffer, rodolphe topffer, Rudolf Töpffer
Born 31 January 1799 · Died 8 June 1846 · Q4247
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un peintre genevois (1848), which was published after his death. He wrote that children often displayed greater creativity than trained artists, whose creativity was often overshadowed by their technical skill. See also Picture story Notes References External links Rodolphe Töpffer, in the Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. An online version of his first illustrated story, Les Amours de Monsieur Vieux-Bois, in manuscript form Pictures and texts of Voyages en zigzag, ou excursions d
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2026· 2 entries
MutualArt.com: Rodolphe Töpffer
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2022· 1 entry
The Atlantic: Rodolphe Töpffer, the Genevese Caricaturist
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2021· 1 entry
Awarded Will Eisner Hall of Fame (2021).
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2016· 1 entry
Tagesspiegel: Rodolphe Töpffer: Fuck you, Goethe
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1848· 1 entry
“un peintre genevois (1848), which was published after his death. He wrote that children often displayed greater creativity than trained artists, whose creativity was often overshadowed by their technical skill. See also Picture story Notes References External links Rodolphe Töpffer, in the Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. An online version of his first illustrated story, Les Amours de Monsieur Vieux-Bois, in manuscript form Pictures and texts of Voyages en zigzag, ou excursions d”
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1846· 1 entry
Died 1846-06-08.
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1842· 1 entry
Töpffer published Essais d'autographie
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1832· 1 entry
Was appointed Professor of Literature at the University of Geneva
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1831· 1 entry
Persuaded Töpffer to publish his stories
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1799· 1 entry
Born 1799-01-31.
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