Rodolphe Töpffer
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Swiss teacher, author, painter, cartoonist, and caricature artist (1799-1846)
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Rodolphe Töpffer was a Swiss writer, painter, comics artist and politician, born on 31 January 1799 in Geneva, the son of Wolfgang Adam Töpffer. He held citizenship of France, the Republic of Geneva and Switzerland, and was educated at the Collège Calvin. He worked from 1820 to 1843, was employed by the University of Geneva, and worked in the field of young adult literature; he also worked in Paris and had four children.
Töpffer wrote 132 works, including Voyages et aventures du Docteur Festus and Nouvelles genevoises, and his archives are held at the Geneva Library. He died on 8 June 1846 in Geneva and was buried at the Cemetery of Kings.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1799
- Died
- 1846
- Works
- 132
Top works
- Fahrten und Abenteuer des Herrn Steckelbein
- Voyages et aventures du Docteur Festus
- L'histoire veritable de Mr. Crépin
- Premiers voyages en zizag
- Voyage aux Alpes et en Italie
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1799-01-31 ) 31 January 1799, Geneva , Léman , France (now Switzerland)
- Died
- 8 June 1846 (1846-06-08) (aged 47), Geneva, Restored Swiss Confederation (now Switzerland)
- Occupations
- Cartoonist Author Painter
- Known for
- Credited with being the first comics artist
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Described at
Rudolf Töpffer (Rodolphe Töpffer / Toepffer) wurde am 31. Januar 1799 geboren und starb am 8. Juni 1846. Er war ein Schweizer Schriftsteller französischer Sprache, Zeichner und Professor für Ästhetik an der Genfer Kunstakademie. Mit Ihrer Unterstützung helfen Sie, diese Bibliothek zu erhalten und weiter auszubauen.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Switzerland
- Place of birth
- Geneva
- Place of death
- Geneva
- Father
- Wolfgang Adam Töpffer
- Occupation
- novelist
- Educated at
- Collège Calvin
- Employer
- University of Geneva
- Languages spoken
- French
- Field of work
- young adult literature
- Image
- Rodolfe Toepffer.png
- Number of children
- 4
- Work location
- Paris
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- Commons category
- Rodolphe Töpffer
- date of birth
- 1799-01-31
- date of death
- 1846-06-08
- Commons Creator page
- Rodolphe Töpffer
- place of burial
- Cemetery of Kings
- writing language
- French
- described at URL
- www.projekt-gutenberg.org/autoren/namen/toepffer.html
- archives at
- Geneva Library
- start of work period
- 1820-01-01
- end of work period
- 1843-01-01
- municipal affiliation of a Swiss national
- Geneva
Sources (9)
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Works in European collections
36 objects attributed to Rodolphe Töpffer, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
Ouvrages autographiés par Rudolf Töpffer : A. m. d. T.: Albums de Töpffer, 3
Das Pfarrhaus : Von Rudolf Töpffer, 4
Monsieur Pencil
Reizen en avonturen van mijnheer Prikkebeen: eene wonderbaarlijke en kluchtige historie naar teekeningen van Rudolf Töpffer voor de Nederlandsche jeugd berijmd
Réflexions et menus propos d'un peintre genevois ou Essai sur le beau dans les arts
Ouvrages autographiés par Rudolf Töpffer : A. m. d. T.: Albums de Töpffer, 6
Gesammelte Schriften, 3. Genfer Novellen
Réflexions et menus propos d'un peintre génevois ou Essai sur le beau dans les arts par R. Töpffer : Précédés d'une Notice sur la Vie et les Ouvrages de l'Auteur par Albert Aubert
Nouvelles genévoises
Ouvrages autographiés par Rudolf Töpffer : A. m. d. T.: Albums de Töpffer, 5
Das Pfarrhaus : Von Rudolf Töpffer, 1
Noevelles Génevoises
Genfer Novellen
Premiers voyages en zigzag ou excursions d'un pensionnat en vacances dans les cantons suisses et sur le revers italien des Alpes : Ill. ... de 54 grandes gravures hors texte. Par Calame ...
Ouvrages autographiés par Rudolf Töpffer : A. m. d. T.: Albums de Töpffer, 7
Töpffers Rosa und Gertrud
Nouveaux voyages en zigzag à la Grande-Chartreuse, autour du Mont-Blanc : dans les Vallées d'Hereno de Zermatt, au Grimsel à Gênes et à la Corniche, 1
Ouvrages autographiés par Rudolf Töpffer : A. m. d. T.: Albums de Töpffer, 4
![Nouveaux voyages en Zigzag à la Grande Chartreuse, autour du Mont Blanc, dans les Valées d'Herens, de Zermatt, au Grimsel, à Gênes et à la Corniche : Par R[odolphe] Töpffer. Précédés d'une notice par Sainte-Beuve. Illustrés d'après les dessins originaux de Töpffer par Calame, Karl Girardet, Francais ...](https://api.europeana.eu/thumbnail/v2/url.json?uri=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.digitale-sammlungen.de%2Fiiif%2Fimage%2Fv2%2Fbsb10637714_00011%2Ffull%2Ffull%2F0%2Fdefault.jpg&type=IMAGE)
Nouveaux voyages en Zigzag à la Grande Chartreuse, autour du Mont Blanc, dans les Valées d'Herens, de Zermatt, au Grimsel, à Gênes et à la Corniche : Par R[odolphe] Töpffer. Précédés d'une notice par Sainte-Beuve. Illustrés d'après les dessins originaux de Töpffer par Calame, Karl Girardet, Francais ...
Gesammelte Schriften, 5. Das Pfarrhaus ; 2
Gesammelte Schriften, 2. Genfer Novellen
Gesammelte Schriften, 7. Das Pfarrhaus ; 4
Rosa und Gertrud : eine Genfer Novelle
Gesammelte Schriften, 1. Genfer Novellen
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Encyclopedic overview
Rodolphe Töpffer (/ˈtɒpfər/ TOP-fər; French: [ʁɔdɔlf tœpfɛʁ]; 31 January 1799 – 8 June 1846) was a Swiss teacher, author, painter, cartoonist, and caricaturist. He is best known for his illustrated books (littérature en estampes, "graphic literature"), which are possibly the earliest European comics. He is known as the father of comic strips and has been credited as the "first comics artist in history."
Paris-educated, Töpffer worked as a schoolteacher at a boarding school, where he entertained students with his caricatures. In 1837, he published Histoire de Mr. Vieux Bois (published in the United States in 1842 as The Adventures of Obadiah Oldbuck). Each page of the book had one to six captioned cartoon panels, much like modern comics. Töpffer published several more of these books, and wrote theoretical essays on the form.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Rodolphe Töpffer” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.