name: Ludwig Bemelmans
birth_date: 1898-04-27 00:00:00
death_date: 1962-10-01 00:00:00
genres: Humor, Travel, Children's
avg_rating: 4.25
ratings_count: 285901
about: Ludwig Bemelmans was an Austrian author, an internationally known gourmand, and a writer and illustrator of children's books. He is most noted today for his Madeline books, six of which were published from 1939-1961. A seventh was discovered after his death and published posthumously in 1999. Ludwig Bemelmans was an Austrian author, an internationally known gourmand, and a writer and illustrator of children's books. He is most noted today for his Madeline books, six of which were published from 1939-1961. A seventh was discovered after his death and published posthumously in 1999. ...more