Suekichi Akaba

赤羽末吉

Suekichi Akaba (1910–1990) received the Hans Christian Andersen Award for illustration in 1980, listed by IBBY under Japan.

Award: Illustration, 1980
Country (IBBY): Japan
Born: 3 May 1910
Died: 8 June 1990
Jury President: Dušan Roll

The award

Suekichi Akaba received the 1980 award for illustration, alongside Bohumil Říha (writing). The jury was chaired by Dušan Roll (Czecho-Slovakia). The IBBY World Congress of 1980 was held in Prague, Czechoslovakia. More on the 1980 edition.

Works

No works are recorded for Suekichi Akaba in this archive yet.

Identifiers

Wikidata Q413711
VIAF 68924425

Sources

IBBY — Hans Christian Andersen Award (list of winners 1956–2022) . Accessed 2026-10-11.
Wikidata — Suekichi Akaba (Q413711) . Accessed 2026-10-11.
IBBY Archives — IBBY Congresses . Accessed 2026-10-11.