# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/rodolphe-topffer
# Generated: 2026-08-13T14:26:55.716Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/rodolphe-topffer"
name: "Rodolphe Töpffer"
slug: "rodolphe-topffer"
description: "Rodolphe Töpffer was a Swiss teacher, author, painter, cartoonist, and caricaturist. He is best known for his illustrated books, which are possibly the earliest European comics. He is known as the father of comic strips and has been credited as the \"first comics artist in history.\""
tagline: "Swiss teacher, author, painter, cartoonist, and caricature artist (1799-1846)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Rodolfe_Toepffer.png?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "FR"
category:
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  slug: "writers"
profileType:
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  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1799-01-31"
deathDate: "1846-06-08"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           21.501016
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump