Rodolphe Töpffer
Swiss teacher, author, painter, cartoonist, and caricature artist (1799–1846 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rodolphe Töpffer (/ˈtɒpfər/ TOP-fər, French: [ʁɔdɔlf tœpfɛʁ]; 31 January 1799 – 8 June 1846) was a Swiss teacher, author, painter, cartoonist, and caricaturist. He is best known for his illustrated books (littérature en estampes, "graphic literature"),[1] which are possibly the earliest European comics. He is known as the father of comic strips[2] and has been credited as the "first comics artist in history."[3]
Rodolphe Töpffer | |
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Born | (1799-01-31)31 January 1799 |
Died | 8 June 1846(1846-06-08) (aged 47) Geneva, Restored Swiss Confederation (now Switzerland) |
Nationality | Swiss |
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Known for | Credited with being the first comics artist |
Paris-educated, Töpffer worked as a schoolteacher at a boarding school,[4] where he entertained students with his caricatures. In 1837, he published Histoire de Mr. Vieux Bois (published in the United States in 1842 as The Adventures of Obadiah Oldbuck).[5] Each page of the book had one to six captioned cartoon panels, much like modern comics. Töpffer published several more of these books, and wrote theoretical essays on the form.