Tony Auth

American cartoonist (1942-2014)
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Tony Auth

Summary

Tony Auth is a human[1]. He was born in Akron[2]. He was born on +1942-05-07T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Philadelphia[4]. He died on +2014-09-14T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a cartoonist[6], journalist[7], medical illustrator[8], and editorial cartoonist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Tony Auth's place of birth was Akron[2].
  • Tony Auth died in Philadelphia[4].
  • Tony Auth was born on +1942-05-07T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Tony Auth died on +2014-09-14T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Tony Auth held citizenship in United States[11].
  • Tony Auth worked as a cartoonist[6].
  • Tony Auth's professions included journalist[7].
  • Tony Auth's professions included medical illustrator[8].
  • Tony Auth worked as an editorial cartoonist[9].
  • Tony Auth's field of work was political cartoon[12].
  • Tony Auth's field of work was medical illustrator[13].
  • Tony Auth was employed by The Philadelphia Inquirer[14].
  • Tony Auth's education included a stint at University of California, Los Angeles[15].
  • Tony Auth received the Herblock Prize[16].
  • Tony Auth received the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning[17].
  • Tony Auth's image is recorded as Tony Auth, cartoonist, working in front of sketches of his cartoons.jpg[18].
  • Tony Auth is recorded as male[19].
  • Tony Auth's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Tony Auth's ISNI is recorded as 0000000022289192[21].
  • Tony Auth's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 11201584[22].
  • Tony Auth's GND ID is recorded as 1023469464[23].
  • Tony Auth's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n82152917[24].
  • Tony Auth's Union List of Artist Names ID is recorded as 500060925[25].
  • Tony Auth's IdRef ID is recorded as 240425472[26].
  • Tony Auth's IMDb ID is recorded as nm2393853[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Tony Auth's place of birth was Akron[2]. He was born on +1942-05-07T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Tony Auth's education included a stint at University of California, Los Angeles[15].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include cartoonist[6], journalist[7], medical illustrator[8], and editorial cartoonist[9]. Fields of work include political cartoon[12], an art genre[28] and medical illustrator[13], a profession[29]. Among Tony Auth's employers was The Philadelphia Inquirer[14].

Recognition

Awards received include Herblock Prize[16], an award[30], in United States[31], founded in 2004[32] and Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning[17], a class of award[33].

Death and Burial

Tony Auth died on +2014-09-14T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Philadelphia[4]. The cause of death was brain cancer[34].

Why It Matters

Tony Auth ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).[10]

FAQs

Where was Tony Auth born?

Tony Auth's place of birth was Akron[2].

Where did Tony Auth die?

Tony Auth passed away in Philadelphia[4].

What did Tony Auth do for work?

Tony Auth worked as cartoonist[6], journalist[7], medical illustrator[8], and editorial cartoonist[9].

Where did Tony Auth go to school?

Tony Auth was educated at University of California, Los Angeles[15].

What awards did Tony Auth receive?

Honors received include Herblock Prize[16] and Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning[17].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [18] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  4. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [20] . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . herbblockfoundation.org. Retrieved . herbblockfoundation.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . pulitzer.org. Retrieved . pulitzer.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [34] . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [5] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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