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Ian Falconer

American illustrator and writer, costume and set designer (1959–2023)
Person human Q1655507

Facts

23 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[16]
Date of birth
August 25, 1959
Date of death
March 7, 2023
Place of birth
Ridgefield
Place of death
Norwalk
Country of citizenship
United States[10]
Occupation
writer, illustrator, painter, children's writer, costume designer
Field of work
young adult literature[12]
Educated at
Parsons School of Design, The Cambridge School of Weston[13][14]
Notable work
Olivia[15]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[21]
Artist files at
Smithsonian American Art and Portrait Gallery Library[26]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights[25]
Described by source
Iedereen Leest[20]
Family name
Falconer[17]
Floruit
1980[19]
Given name
Ian[18]
Maintained by WikiProject
Wikiproject Iedereen Leest[24]
Name in native language
Ian Falconer[22]
Native language
English[11]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
NADD Wikidata project[23]
P14750
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🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 58
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
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Library of Congress authority ID
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GND ID
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Artists of the World ID
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AskArt person ID
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Awards & Winners artist ID
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BIBSYS ID
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BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
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Babelio author ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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CANTIC ID
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CBDB.cz author ID
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CONOR.SR ID
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
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CiNii Research ID
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DBC author ID
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DBNL author ID
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Databazeknih.cz author ID
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Europeana entity
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FAST ID
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Freebase ID
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IDU person ID
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IMDb ID
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ISFDB author ID
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IdRef ID
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Jeugdliteratuur ID
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Lambiek Comiclopedia artist ID
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LastDodo-area-ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
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NDL Authority ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NSK (VIAF) ID
000289752
NSK ID
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NUKAT ID
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National Library of Brazil ID
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National Library of Chile ID
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National Library of Greece ID
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National Library of Israel J9U ID
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National Library of Korea ID
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National Library of Lithuania ID
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National Library of Poland MMS ID
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National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
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National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
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Open Library ID
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Perlentaucher ID
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Prabook ID
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RERO ID (legacy)
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RKDartists ID
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SBN author ID
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SVKKL authority ID
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Tabakalera ID
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Union List of Artist Names ID
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University of Barcelona authority ID
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Yale LUX ID
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Occupation 5
writer, painter, illustrator, costume designer, children's writer
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
Parsons School of Design
Field of work 1
young adult literature
Given name 1
Ian
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Native language 1
English
Place of birth 1
Ridgefield
Place of death 1
Norwalk
Sex or gender 1
male
← Creator 1
Olivia
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Summary

Ian Falconer was born on August 25, 1959[1], in Ridgefield[2]. He died on March 7, 2023[3], in Norwalk[4]. He worked as a writer[5], illustrator[6], painter[7], children's writer[8], and costume designer[9].

FAQs

Where was Ian Falconer born?

Ian Falconer was born in Ridgefield[2].

Where did Ian Falconer die?

Ian Falconer died in Norwalk[4].

What did Ian Falconer do for work?

Ian Falconer worked as a writer[5], illustrator[6], painter[7], children's writer[8], and costume designer[9].

Where did Ian Falconer go to school?

Ian Falconer was educated at Parsons School of Design[13] and The Cambridge School of Weston[14].

Related Entities

United States young adult literature

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . thehour.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . dbnl.org. Retrieved . dbnl.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . apnews.com. apnews.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . dbnl.org. Retrieved . dbnl.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . library.si.edu. library.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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