H. A. Rey

H. A. Rey
Rey reading to children in the early 1970s
BornHans Augusto Reyersbach
(1898-09-16)September 16, 1898
Hamburg, German Empire
DiedAugust 26, 1977(1977-08-26) (aged 78)
Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
OccupationAuthor
NationalityAmerican
Period1922–1977
GenreChildren's literature
Notable worksCurious George
Notable awardsCurious George Takes a Job was named to the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award list in 1960.
Spouse
(m. 1935)

H. A. Rey (born Hans Augusto Reyersbach; September 16, 1898 – August 26, 1977) was a German-born American illustrator and author, known best for the series of children's picture books that he and his wife Margret Rey created about Curious George.