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Kurt Wiese

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Kurt Wiese


Born
in Minden, Germany
April 22, 1887

Died
May 27, 1974

Genre
Children's, Art


Kurt Wiese was a book illustrator. Wiese wrote and illustrated 20 children's books and illustrated another 300 for other authors.

From an early age Kurt Wiese dreamed of being a painter but his family opposed it and sent him to learn the export business. For six years he lived and worked in China selling merchandise. During World War I, he was captured by the Japanese, and turned over to the British. He spent five years as a prisoner, most of them in Australia, where his fascination with the animal life inspired him to start sketching again. When he was released, he returned to Germany where he was able to sell all of the artwork he had created while he was detained, in spite of having no formal training. He traveled to Brazil for three year ...more

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Average rating: 4.13 · 80,389 ratings · 2,245 reviews · 354 distinct works • Similar authors
Fish in the Air
3.04 avg rating — 109 ratings — published 1948 — 6 editions
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You Can Write Chinese
3.23 avg rating — 83 ratings — published 1945 — 12 editions
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Happy Easter
3.73 avg rating — 66 ratings — published 1952 — 10 editions
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The Return of Silver Chief
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4.23 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1943
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Rabbit Brothers Circus
4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — 3 editions
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The Rabbits' Revenge
3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1940
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The Dog, the Fox, and the F...
3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1953 — 7 editions
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The Groundhog and His Shadow
liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1959 — 4 editions
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Liang and Lo
liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1930
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The Thief in the Attic
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