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'''Louise Fatio Duvoisin''' (1904-1993) was the author of the [[Happy Lion]] series. She was married to [[Roger Duvoisin]], who illustrated the books and created several other books. |
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'''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 == |
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Fatio was born August 18, 1904, in [[Lausanne]], Switzerland,<ref name=weeweb/> and educated in Geneva.<ref name=NWDA/> She emigrated to the United States in 1925 and became a naturalized citizen in 1938.<ref name=weeweb/> |
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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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== References == |
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<ref name=NWDA> |
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{{Cite web |url=http://nwda-db.wsulibs.wsu.edu/findaid/ark:/80444/xv59179 |title= Guide to the Roger Duvoisin and Louise Fatio Papers 1934-1968 |accessdate= 2010-03-03 |year= 2006 |publisher= North West Digital Archives }}</ref> |
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<ref name=weeweb>{{Cite web |url= http://www.theweeweb.co.uk/public/author_profile.php?id=885 |title= Louise Fatio |accessdate= 2010-03-03 |publisher= The Wee Web: Authors and Illustrators Archive |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110927205931/http://www.theweeweb.co.uk/public/author_profile.php?id=885 |archive-date= 2011-09-27 |url-status= dead }}</ref> |
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[http://www.djlp.jugendliteratur.org/archiv_datenbanksuche-26.html?suche=53102 "(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".</ref> |
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== External links == |
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{{Portal |Children's literature}} |
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* {{LCAuth|n50000334|Louise Fatio|23|}} |
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* [http://d-nb.info/gnd/105531502 Louise Fatio] in the German National Library (DNB) |
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[[Category:1904 births]] |
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[[Category:1993 deaths]] |
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[[Category:American children's writers]] |
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[[Category:People from Chester Township, New Jersey]] |
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[[Category:People from Peapack-Gladstone, New Jersey]] |
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[[Category:Swiss emigrants to the United States]] |
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[[Category:Writers from New Jersey]] |
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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 Swiss-born 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).[1][2]
Background
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ "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."
External links
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- 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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