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Great Alsatian men
Rouget de Lisle - 1760/1836
While garrisoned in Strasbourg, in 1792 Rouget de Lisle wrote the war song for the Rhine Army, which quickly became known as "La Marseillaise". A century later, this went on to become the French national anthem.
Sébastien Loeb - 1974
The rally driver Sébastien Loeb originates from Haguenau. In 2001, he won the French championship and the junior world Super 1600 championship, followed by the WRC world championship in 2004 and 2005.
Tomi Ungerer - 1931
Jean Thomas Ungerer, otherwise known as Tomi Ungerer, is a Strasbourg-born illustrator and author of children's literature. Displaying a great openness to the rest of the world, he has travelled widely throughout Europe and at various times in his career has lived in New York, Scotland and Canada. During the 1980s he made a name for himself thanks to his work aimed at improving Franco-German relations and preserving Alsace's unique and bilingual culture.
Hans Arp — 1887/1966
A sculptor, painter and poet born in Strasbourg, Hans Arp was one of the founders of the dada movement.
Frédéric Bartholdi — 1834/1904
Born in Colmar, in 1886 he produced his statue of "Liberty enlightening the world" (better known as the Statue of Liberty, the symbol of the port of New York), a structure produced from copper and iron built around a frame designed by Eiffel.
Gutenberg — 1394/1468
Born in Mainz, it was during his 10-year stay in Strasbourg that Gutenberg developed printing using movable characters. Following this invention, Strasbourg (in competition with Nuremberg) went on to become the world's leading city for the printing industry by the end of the 15th century.
