H A Rey Author

As a child he spent much of his free time in that city s famous hagenbeck zoo drawing animals.

H a rey author. Rey was born in hamburg germany on sept. As a child he spent much of his free time in that city s famous hagenbeck zoo drawing animals. After serving in the army during world war i he studied philology and natural science at the university of hamburg. He then married margret rey and they moved to montmartre for four years.

Hans augusto rey née reyersbach. Hans augusto rey combined an inquisitive mind and an extensive knowledge of natural sciences with a talent for expressive drawing and achieved an internationally recognized career as a creator and illustrator of picture books for children and adults. Rey was credited for the work in order to distinguish the reys books from the large number of children s books written by female authors. The first seven books were illustrated by h a.

Rey s most popular book is curious george. As a child he spent much of his free time in that city s famous hagenbeck zoo drawing animals. He then married margret rey and they moved to montmartre for four years. As the legendary author and illustrator of the curious george series h.

Through foe character of curious georges the adventurous tailless monkey he projected his own lively curiosity in the world around him and at the same time kept his stories within the realm. Hans augusto rey was born in hamburg germany in 1898. Hans augusto rey was born in hamburg germany in 1898. Rey or hans augusto rey spent much of his free time as a child in the zoo drawing animals.

After serving in the army during world war i he studied philology and natural science at the university of hamburg. Hans augusto rey was born on september 16 1898 in hamburg germany. See all books authored by h a. September 16 1898 august 26 1977 was a german born american illustrator and author known best for the curious george series of children s picture books that he and his wife margret rey created from 1939 to 1966.

American author and illustrator 1898 1977. After serving in the army during world war i he studied philology and natural science at the university of hamburg. At first only h. Hans augusto rey was born in hamburg germany in 1898.

Shalleck was credited for the illustrations and hans rey and margret rey for the writing. Rey has 389 books on goodreads with 454164 ratings. He grew up there near the world famous hagenbeck zoo and developed a lifelong love for animals and drawing.