Axel Scheffler

British German illustrator
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Axel Scheffler

Summary

Axel Scheffler is a human[1]. His place of birth was Hamburg[2]. He was born on January 1, 1957[3]. He worked as an author[4], painter[5], illustrator[6], and graphic artist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (551 views/month, #7,142 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Hamburg[2], Axel Scheffler…
  • Axel Scheffler was born on January 1, 1957[3].
  • Axel Scheffler was born on December 12, 1957[9].
  • Axel Scheffler held citizenship in Germany[10].
  • German was Axel Scheffler's native language[11].
  • Axel Scheffler worked as an author[4].
  • Axel Scheffler's professions included painter[5].
  • Axel Scheffler worked as an illustrator[6].
  • Axel Scheffler worked as a graphic artist[7].
  • Axel Scheffler's field of work was illustration[12].
  • Axel Scheffler's education included a stint at Bath School of Art and Design[13].
  • Axel Scheffler is recorded as male[14].
  • Axel Scheffler's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Axel Scheffler's Commons category is recorded as Axel Scheffler[16].
  • Axel Scheffler's family name is recorded as Scheffler[17].
  • Axel Scheffler's given name is recorded as Axel[18].
  • Axel Scheffler's official website is recorded as http://www.gruffalo.com[19].
  • Axel Scheffler's described by source is recorded as Iedereen Leest[20].
  • Axel Scheffler's described by source is recorded as ProDetLit[21].
  • Axel Scheffler's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as German[22].
  • Axel Scheffler's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[23].
  • Axel Scheffler's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as Wikiproject Iedereen Leest[24].
  • Axel Scheffler's copyright representative is recorded as reproduction right not represented by CISAC member[25].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[26]

  • Country: GB[27]

  • Began / founded: 1957[28]

  • Community tags: audiobook, has german audio plays, has german audiobooks[29]

  • MusicBrainz ID: c51e605c-4a9a-4a6c-aa8e-8f484fb9f281[30]

Body

Origins and Family

Axel Scheffler's place of birth was Hamburg[2]. Recorded date of birth include January 1, 1957[3] and December 12, 1957[9]. German was his native language[11].

Education

Axel Scheffler was educated at Bath School of Art and Design[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include author[4], painter[5], illustrator[6], and graphic artist[7]. Axel Scheffler's field of work was illustration[12].

Why It Matters

Axel Scheffler ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (551 views/month, #7,142 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31]

Works attributed to him include The Gruffalo[32], a literary work[33], written by Julia Donaldson[34].

FAQs

Where was Axel Scheffler born?

Axel Scheffler's place of birth was Hamburg[2].

What did Axel Scheffler do for work?

Axel Scheffler worked as author[4], painter[5], illustrator[6], and graphic artist[7].

Where did Axel Scheffler go to school?

Axel Scheffler was educated at Bath School of Art and Design[13].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] . ProDetLit. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . gruffalo.com. gruffalo.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . ADAGP directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [32] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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    Described by source Iedereen Leest, ProDetLit
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    Official website http://www.gruffalo.com
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