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Tove Jansson
Tove Marika Jansson is a Swedish Finnish author, novelist, painter, illustrator and comic book author. Raised by artistic parents, Jansson studied art from 1930 to 1938 in Stockholm, Helsinki and Paris. Her first personal art exhibition dates back to 1943. At the same time, she writes short stories and articles for publication, as well as creates graphics for book covers and other purposes. She continued to work as an artist and writer for the rest of her life. Jansson wrote the children's book Moomins, starting in 1945 with The Moomins and the Great Flood. The next two books, Comet in Moominland and Finn Family Moomintroll, published in 1946 and 1948 respectively, were both very successful in sales, adding to the sales of the first. For her work as a children's writer, she received the Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 1966 .
BornTove Marika Jansson, August 9, 1914, Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire
DiedJune 27, 2001, Helsinki, Finland
OccupationArtist, writer, painter
LanguageSwedish
NationalityFinnish
CitizenshipRussia → Finland
Notable worksThe Moomins, The Summer Book
Notable awardsHans Christian Andersen Award, 1966, Order of the Smile, 1975, Pro Finlandia, 1976
PartnerTuulikki Pietilä

About Tove Jansson

Tove Jansson
Tove Jansson

Children's Author Tove Jansson was born in Helsinki, Finland on August 9, 1914. She dies at the age of 86, on June 27, 2001.

Finnish author and illustrator well known for her Moomin children's book series. The Summer Book, Sun City, and Sculptor's Daughter are among her other works.

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Tove Jansson before becoming famous

Tove Jansson was born in the Zodiac sign Leo (The Lion), and 1914 is also the year of Tiger (兎) in the Chinese Zodiac.

She attended the University College of Arts, Crafts and Design in Stockholm, as well as the Graphic School of the Finnish Academy of Fine Arts and the L'Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris.

Achievement of Tove Jansson

Tuulikki Pietila, her longtime spouse, was a well-known Finnish-American artist.

Tove Jansson's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

Tove Jansson
Tove Jansson

Viktor, her father, was a sculptor, while Signe, her mother, worked as an illustrator. Her two younger siblings were also talented artists.

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The Children's Author Hans Christian Andersen Medal for Children's Literature was bestowed to her in 1966.

Tove Jansson Income & Net worth

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Latest information about Tove Jansson updated on March 15 2023.