Tove Jansson

Tove Jansson
Tove Jansson
Born	Tove Marika Jansson; 9 August 1914; Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland
Died	27 June 2001 (aged 86); Helsinki, Finland
Occupation	Artist, writer
Nationality	Finnish
Notable works	The Moomins
Notable awards	Hans Christian Andersen Award ; 1966 ; Order of the Smile ; 1975 ; Pro Finlandia ; 1976 ;
Partner	Tuulikki Pietilä
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Tove Marika Jansson (Finland Swedish pronunciation: [ˈtuːve ˈjaːnsɔn] ( listen); 9 August 1914 – 27 June 2001) was a Finnish-born novelist, painter, illustrator and comic strip author. For her contribution as a children's writer she received the Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 1966.

Jansson is best known as the author of the Moomin books for children. The first such book, The Moomins and the Great Flood, appeared in 1945, though it was the next two books, Comet in Moominland and Finn Family Moomintroll, published in 1946 and 1948 respectively, that brought her fame.

Jansson died in Helsinki, Finland from natural causes at the age of 86.^[1]

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Tove Jansson in 1923.
Jansson in 1956 with Moomintroll dolls made by Atelier Fauni
Tuulikki Pietilä, Tove Jansson and her mother Signe at Klovharu, the island in the Porvoo archipelago where the Janssons had a summer house, 1958
Memorial plaque to Jansson at her home in Ullanlinnankatu, Helsinki

Tove Jansson
Born	Tove Marika Jansson (1914-08-09)9 August 1914 Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland
Died	27 June 2001(2001-06-27) (aged 86) Helsinki, Finland
Occupation	Artist, writer
Nationality	Finnish
Notable works	The Moomins
Notable awards	Hans Christian Andersen Award 1966 Order of the Smile 1975 Pro Finlandia 1976
Partner	Tuulikki Pietilä

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