Jean de Brunhoff

Details

Instance of

human

Born

9 December 1899

Died

16 October 1937

Place of birth

14th arrondissement of Paris, Paris

Place of death

Montana

Sex or gender

male

Given name

Jean

Family name

de Brunhoff

Father

Maurice de Brunhoff

Spouse

Cecile de Brunhoff

Child

Thierry de Brunhoff, Laurent de Brunhoff, Mathieu de Brunhoff

Sibling

Michel de Brunhoff, Cosette de Brunhoff, Jacques de Brunhoff

Field of work

young adult literature

Occupation

children's writer, illustrator, comics artist, screenwriter, draftsperson, picture book writer, artist

Citizenship

France

Native language

French

artist files at

National Gallery of Art Library

cause of death

tuberculosis

educated at

Académie de la Grande Chaumière, École alsacienne

end of work period

1937

has works in the collection

National Museum of World Cultures

influenced by

Beatrix Potter

languages spoken, written or signed

French

manner of death

natural causes

medical condition

tuberculosis

name in native language

Jean de Brunhoff

notable work

Babar the Elephant

place of burial

Père Lachaise Cemetery

relative

Emile Sabouraud, Raymond Jacques Émile Sabouraud, Moritz von Haber, Salomon von Haber, Marie-Claude Vaillant-Couturier, Lucien Vogel

start of work period

1930

writing language

French

Authority files