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Thomas Nast

1840 - 1902

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Thomas Nast (; German: [nast]; September 26, 1840 – December 7, 1902) was a German-born American caricaturist and editorial cartoonist often considered to be the "Father of the American Cartoon". He was a sharp critic of "Boss" Tweed and the Tammany Hall Democratic Party political machine. He created a modern version of Santa Claus (based on the traditional German figures of Saint Nicholas and Weihnachtsmann) and the political symbol of the elephant for the Republican Party (GOP). Contrary to popular belief, Nast did not create Uncle Sam (the male personification of the United States Federal Government), Columbia (the female personification of American values), or the Democratic donkey, although he did popularize those symbols through his artwork. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Thomas Nast is the 50th most popular journalist (down from 38th in 2019), the 3,410th most popular biography from Germany (down from 2,564th in 2019) and the 5th most popular German Journalist.

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Among JOURNALISTS

Among journalists, Thomas Nast ranks 50 out of 196. Before him are Yuri Bezmenov, Marta Hillers, Vladimir Posner, James Nachtwey, Ara Güler, and William Wilson. After him are Mohamed Hassanein Heikal, Eve Arnold, Marion Dönhoff, Selma Rıza, Daphne Caruana Galizia, and Larry Kudlow.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1840, Thomas Nast ranks 54. Before him are Dmitry Pisarev, Abraham Goldfaden, Nathan Rothschild, 1st Baron Rothschild, Edmond Audran, Jeanna Bauck, and William Graham Sumner. After him are Helena Modjeska, Gall, Titu Maiorescu, Francišak Bahuševič, Adolf Bernhard Meyer, and Aisha Taymur. Among people deceased in 1902, Thomas Nast ranks 43. Before him are Lazarus Fuchs, Adolf Kussmaul, Fyodor Stravinsky, Hervé Faye, Kálmán Tisza, and Count Richard Belcredi. After him are Karl Wilhelm von Kupffer, Princess Friederike of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Heinrich XXII, Prince Reuss of Greiz, Gustave Trouvé, Walter Hauser, and Eduard von Toll.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Thomas Nast ranks 3,412 out of 7,253. Before him are Jürgen Croy (1946), Duchess Marie Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1803), Princess Sophie of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1778), Julius Reubke (1834), Dieter Hallervorden (1935), and Bernd Eichinger (1949). After him are Ferdinand von Mueller (1825), Louis Eugene, Duke of Württemberg (1731), Johann Friedrich Klotzsch (1805), Frederick Louis, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (1653), Hermann Muhs (1894), and Carl Blechen (1798).

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Among JOURNALISTS In Germany

Among journalists born in Germany, Thomas Nast ranks 5. Before him are Gerda Taro (1910), Beate Klarsfeld (1939), Aenne Burda (1909), and Marta Hillers (1911). After him are Bill Brandt (1904), Norbert Haug (1952), Bogna Koreng (1965), Anja Niedringhaus (1965), Claas Relotius (1985), and Yury Dud (1986).

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