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'''Louise Fatio Duvoisin''' (August 18, 1904 – July 26, 1993) was a [[Swiss people|Swiss]]-born [[American people|American]] writer of [[children's books]]. Many were created in collaboration with her husband [[Roger Duvoisin]], a Swiss-born illustrator, and she is known best for their [[picture book]] series [[Happy Lion]]. ''The Happy Lion'' (1954), first in the series, won the inaugural, 1956 [[Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis]] in its German-language translation (''Der glückliche Löwe'').<ref name=NWDA/><ref name=djlp/> |
'''Louise Emma Fatio Duvoisin''' (August 18, 1904 – July 26, 1993) was a [[Swiss people|Swiss]]-born [[American people|American]] writer of [[children's books]]. Many were created in collaboration with her husband [[Roger Duvoisin]], a Swiss-born illustrator, and she is known best for their [[picture book]] series [[Happy Lion]]. ''The Happy Lion'' (1954), first in the series, won the inaugural, 1956 {{lang|de|[[Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis]]}} in its German-language translation (''{{lang|de|Der glückliche Löwe}}'').<ref name=NWDA/><ref name=djlp/> |
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== Background == |
== Background == |
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| ⚫ | Fatio's earliest work in the U.S. [[Library of Congress]] catalog is ''The Christmas forest'', a 48-page book illustrated by Duvoisin, with a 1950 copyright date.<ref name=LCC1950>[http://lccn.loc.gov/50009631 "The Christmas forest"]. Library of Congress Catalog Record. Retrieved 2013-07-16.</ref> It was published by [[Aladdin Paperbacks]] no earlier than 1967, perhaps earlier in hardcover. Her first book published was ''The Happy Lion'' in 1954.<ref name=NWDA/> |
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A resident of [[Peapack-Gladstone, New Jersey]] and then [[Chester Township, New Jersey]], Fatio died on July 26, 1993, at the age of 89 at a nursing home in [[Somerset, New Jersey]].<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-news-obituary-for-louise-fat/122524257/ "Louise Fatio Duvoisin, children's book author"], ''[[Courier News]]'', July 28, 1993. Accessed April 8, 2023, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "Louise Emma Fatio Duvoisin, 89, an award-winning author of children's books and stories, died Monday (July 26, 1993) at King James Convalescent Center in the Somerset section of Franklin.... She lived in Peapack-Gladstone before moving to Chester."</ref> |
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| ⚫ | Fatio's earliest work in the U.S. [[Library of Congress]] catalog is ''The Christmas forest'', a 48-page book illustrated by Duvoisin, with a 1950 copyright date.<ref name=LCC1950>[http://lccn.loc.gov/50009631 "The Christmas forest"]. Library of Congress Catalog Record. Retrieved 2013-07-16.</ref> It was published by [[Aladdin Paperbacks]] no earlier than 1967, perhaps earlier in hardcover. |
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Her first book published was ''The Happy Lion'' in 1954.<ref name=NWDA/> |
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She died in 1993<ref name=NWDA/> in [[New Jersey]], USA. |
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Latest revision as of 01:22, 11 April 2023
Louise Emma Fatio Duvoisin (August 18, 1904 – July 26, 1993) was a
Happy Lion. The Happy Lion (1954), first in the series, won the inaugural, 1956 Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis in its German-language translation (Der glückliche Löwe).[1][2]
Background
Fatio was born August 18, 1904, in Lausanne, Switzerland,[3] and educated in Geneva.[1] She emigrated to the United States in 1925 and became a naturalized citizen in 1938.[3]
Fatio's earliest work in the U.S. Library of Congress catalog is The Christmas forest, a 48-page book illustrated by Duvoisin, with a 1950 copyright date.[4] It was published by Aladdin Paperbacks no earlier than 1967, perhaps earlier in hardcover. Her first book published was The Happy Lion in 1954.[1]
A resident of Peapack-Gladstone, New Jersey and then Chester Township, New Jersey, Fatio died on July 26, 1993, at the age of 89 at a nursing home in Somerset, New Jersey.[5]
References
- ^ a b c "Guide to the Roger Duvoisin and Louise Fatio Papers 1934-1968". North West Digital Archives. 2006. Retrieved 2010-03-03.
- ^ "(Preisjahr=1956, all listings)". Datenbanksuche (database search). Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis. Arbeitskreis für Jugendliteratur (jugendliteratur.org). Retrieved 2013-07-16. For general information select "Infos zum Preis" or "English key facts".
- ^ a b "Louise Fatio". The Wee Web: Authors and Illustrators Archive. Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2010-03-03.
- ^ "The Christmas forest". Library of Congress Catalog Record. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
- Newspapers.com. "Louise Emma Fatio Duvoisin, 89, an award-winning author of children's books and stories, died Monday (July 26, 1993) at King James Convalescent Center in the Somerset section of Franklin.... She lived in Peapack-Gladstone before moving to Chester."
External links
- Works by Louise Fatio at Open Library
- Louise Fatio at Library of Congress, with 23 library catalog records
- Louise Fatio in the German National Library (DNB)
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