André Gill, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

André Gill

caricaturist

Date of Birth: 17-Oct-1840

Place of Birth: Paris, Île-de-France, France

Date of Death: 01-May-1885

Profession: poet, singer-songwriter, painter, caricaturist, chansonnier

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Libra

André Gill (17 October 1840 – 1 May 1885) was a French caricaturist.
Born Louis-Alexandre Gosset de Guînes at Paris, the son of the Comte de Guînes and Sylvie-Adeline Gosset.
Gill studied at the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture.
He adopted the pseudonym André Gill in homage to his hero, James Gillray.
Gill began illustrating for Le Journal Amusant.
Gill, however, became known for his work for the weekly four-sheet newspaper La Lune, edited by Francis Polo, in which he drew portraits for a series entitled The Man of the Day.
He worked for La Lune from 1865 to 1868.
When La Lune was banned, he worked for the periodical L'Éclipse from 1868 to 1876.
Gill also drew for famous periodical Le Charivari.



Alternative names	legal name: Gaspard-Félix Tournachon pseudonym: Nadar
Description	French photographer, caricaturist, writer and balloonist
Date of birth/death	6 April 1820	20 March 1910 / 21 March 1910
Location of birth/death	Paris	former 4th arrondissement of Paris
Work period	1854–1910
Work location	Paris
Authority control	: Q40116 VIAF: 84808952 ISNI: 0000 0001 2141 8535 ULAN: 500005199 LCCN: n50014563 NLA: 35553829 WorldCat