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Here are the top 2,100 authors and 1,000 illustrators from the whole heritage of children’s literature. And also the top Editors, Translators, and Compilers.

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Agnes Grozier Herbertson

Agnes Grozier Herbertson was a Scottish author. She wrote children’s books, plays, and poems, as well as six novels for adults. We have not yet found a reliable year of death or photograph of this person. Do you have any information you could s... View More

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Author

Lived:
1875 - 0 B.C.

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Oliver Herford

Author, poet, illustrator, Oliver Herford was born in Sheffield and came to America as a child. He was a successful humorist and parodist.

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Author
Illustrator
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Lived:
1863 - 1935

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Hergé

Hergé was the pseudonym of Georges Prosper Remi, a Belgian cartoonist. His best known and most substantial work is the 23 completed comic books in The Adventures of Tintin series, which he made from 1929 until his death in 1983.... View More

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Author
Illustrator

Lived:
1907 - 1983

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Joseph Hergesheimer

Joseph Hergesheimer was a prominent American writer of the early 20th century known for his naturalistic novels of decadent life amongst the very wealthy.

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Author

Lived:
1880 - 1954

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Gertrude Hermes

Gertrude Anna Bertha Hermes was a British sculptor, wood engraver and illustrator.

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Illustrator

Lived:
1901 - 1983

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Xavier Hernández

Francesc Xavier Hernández Cardona is a professor of social science at the University of Barcelona and the author of many popular science books for children.

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Author

Lived:
1954 - 0 B.C.

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Robert Herrick

Robert Herrick was a 17th-century English lyric poet and cleric. He wrote over 2,500 poems.

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Author

Lived:
1591 - 1674

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Roberta Teague Herrin

Professor Roberta Teague Herrin is the chair of the Department of Appalachian Studies and the director of the Center for Appalachian Studies and Services at East Tennessee State University. We have not yet found a reliable year of birth of this perso... View More

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Editor
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Lived:
0 B.C. - 0 B.C.

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Alan Herriot

Alan Beattie Herriot is a Scottish artist and sculptor. He portrays characters from history, literature and legend. We have not yet found a reliable yar of birth of this person. Do you have any information you could share with us? If so, please conta... View More

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Illustrator

Lived:
0 B.C. - 0 B.C.

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James Herriot

James Herriot was the pen name of James Alfred Wight, OBE, FRCVS, also known as Alf Wight (October 3, 1916 – February 23, 1995), a British veterinary surgeon and writer, who used his many years of experiences as a veterinary surgeon to write a ... View More

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Author

Lived:
1916 - 1995

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Jean Hersholt

Jean Pierre Hersholt was a Danish-born actor who starred in many American films. He was Shirley Temple’s grandfather in Heidi and had a long running radio show, Dr. Christian, which was directed by Ronald Reagan’s brother Neil. His was th... View More

Type:
Translator

Lived:
1886 - 1956

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Arthur Herzog, Jr.

Arthur Herzog, Jr. was an American jazz songwriter, best known for his work with Billie Holiday. He wrote the song "God Bless the Child."

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Author

Lived:
1900 - 1983

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Michael Heseltine

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Author

Lived:
0 B.C. - 0 B.C.

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Karen Hesse

Karen S. Hesse is an American author of children’s literature and literature for young adults, often with historical settings. In 1997, she won the Newbery Medal for Out of the Dust.... View More

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Author

Lived:
1952 - 0 B.C.

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Edward Harris Heth

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Type:
Author

Lived:
1909 - 1963

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Agnes Danforth Hewes

Agnes Danforth Hewes (March 30, 1874 – September 30, 1963) was an American writer of children’s literature and a 3-time winner of the Newbery Honor. Her early childhood overseas had a huge influence on her life and writing. We have not ye... View More

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Author

Lived:
1874 - 1963

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William Heyliger

William Heyliger started his literary career as a newspaper reporter. Later be became a foremost author and editor of books for children. We have not yet found a reliable photograph of this person. Do you have any information you could share with us?... View More

Type:
Author

Lived:
1884 - 1955

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DuBose Heyward

Edwin DuBose Heyward (August 31, 1885 – June 16, 1940) was an American author best known for his 1925 novel Porgy, which was adapted by his wife Dorothy into a 1927 play. The stage Porgy inspired the 1935 opera Porgy and Bess with music by Geor... View More

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Author

Lived:
1885 - 1940

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G. M. Hickman (Gladys Hickman)

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Author

Lived:
0 B.C. - 0 B.C.

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Laura Hicks

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Author
Editor

Lived:
0 B.C. - 0 B.C.

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