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William " Bill " Boyd Watterson II ( born July 5, 1958 ) is an American cartoonist and the author of the comic strip Calvin and Hobbes, which was syndicated from 1985 to 1995.
In 1964, when Watterson was six years old, the family moved to Chagrin Falls, Ohio, where his mother, Kathryn Watterson, became a city council member.
James Watterson was elected as a council member in 1997, holding that position for 12 years before retiring on August 31, 2009 to pursue artistic " projects and goals ".
Later, when Watterson was creating names for the characters in his comic strip, he allegedly decided upon Calvin ( after the Protestant reformer John Calvin ) and Hobbes ( after the social philosopher Thomas Hobbes ) as a " tip of the hat " to the political science department at Kenyon.
Watterson was awarded the National Cartoonists Society's Humor Comic Strip Award in 1988 and the society's Reuben Award in 1986 ; he was the youngest person ever to receive the latter award.
On December 21, 1999 a short piece, written by Watterson to mark the forthcoming end of the comic strip Peanuts, was published in the Los Angeles Times.
In early 2010, Watterson was interviewed by The Plain Dealer on the 15th anniversary of the end of Calvin and Hobbes.
His syndicate, which has since become Universal Uclick, has said that the painting was the first new artwork from Watterson that the syndicate has seen since Calvin and Hobbes ended in 1995.
At the urging of Courier-Journal owner Henry Watterson, the city held the Southern Exposition, which in the words of Watterson, was meant to " advance the material welfare of the producing classes of the South and West.
Watterson Towers was named after Arthur W. Watterson, a popular professor and chair of the ISU Geography Department, who taught at the University from 1946-1966.
The liberal Bingham clashed with long-time editor Watterson, who remained on board, but was in the twilight of his career.
Henry Watterson ( February 16, 1840 – December 22, 1921 ) was a United States journalist who founded the Louisville Courier-Journal.
Watterson was elected to fill the rest of Edward Y. Parsons ' term in the house when Parsons died in office.
Watterson was called " the last of the great personal journalists ", writing colorful and controversial editorials on many topics under the pen name " Marse Henry ".
During his tenure as editor, Watterson was a Democratic representative in Congress from 1876 to 1877, and was a five-time delegate to the National Democratic Convention, where, in 1892, he received a smattering of votes for the vice presidential nomination.
The highway was completed in 1974, and in 1952 the road from Dixie Highway east to I-71 was named after the journalist and editor Henry Watterson.
The institution was renamed in 1976 to Sullivan Junior College of Business to reflect its authority to grant associate degrees, and moved to its present Louisville campus on Bardstown Road and the Watterson Expressway.

Watterson and born
* Juan Watterson MHK ( born 1980 ), Politician and Member of the House of Keys.

Watterson and Washington
Born in Washington, D. C., the son of Harvey Magee Watterson, a journalist and Congressman, Watterson became a newspaper reporter early in his life.
" Congressman Henry Watterson of Kentucky declared that an army of 100, 000 men was prepared to march on Washington if Tilden was denied the presidency.

Watterson and D
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Watterson and .
Watterson stopped drawing Calvin and Hobbes at the end of 1995 with a short statement to newspaper editors and his readers that he felt he had achieved all he could in the medium.
Watterson is known for his views on licensing and comic syndication, as well as for his reclusive nature.
Watterson, who drew his first cartoon at age eight, spent much time in childhood alone, drawing and cartooning.
From 1976 to 1980, Watterson attended Kenyon College and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science, while developing his art skills and contributing cartoons to the college newspaper.
Many of the cartoons and art Watterson did at Kenyon can be found online.
Jim Borgman had graduated from Kenyon before Watterson arrived, but his work as a political cartoonist so impressed Bill that he decided to pursue a career as one himself.
In " The Complete Calvin And Hobbes ," Watterson does not name the inspiration for Calvin's character, but he does say Calvin is named for " a 16th-century theologian who believed in predestination ," and Hobbes for " a 17th-century philosopher with a dim view of human nature.
In 1980, Watterson graduated from Kenyon with a B. A.
Watterson has said he works for personal fulfillment.
Watterson wrote the introduction to the first volume of The Komplete Kolor Krazy Kat.
Like many artists, Watterson incorporated elements of his life, interests, beliefs and values into his work — for example, his hobby as a cyclist, memories of his own father ’ s speeches about ‘ building character ’, and his views on merchandising and corporations.
Watterson spent much of his career trying to change the climate of newspaper comics.
Watterson battled against pressure from publishers to merchandise his work, something he felt would cheapen his comic.

Watterson and C
Noteworthy cartoonists of humor strips include Scott Adams, Steve Bell, Charles Schulz, E. C. Segar, Mort Walker and Bill Watterson.
McCreary now allied himself with J. C. S. Blackburn, Henry Watterson, and other Beckham opponents, and sought to defend his seat in the primary.

Watterson and where
After a lengthy battle with his syndicator, Watterson won the privilege of making half page-sized Sunday strips where he could arrange the panels any way he liked.
* The Shark Watcher's Handbook: A guide to sharks and where to see them, with Ken Watterson ( BBC Books, 2002 ) ISBN 0-563-53794-9

Watterson and father
Since the conclusion of Calvin and Hobbes, Watterson has taken up painting, at one point drawing landscapes of the woods with his father.

Watterson and James
The newly-consecrated Bishop Doren then joined with Bishops Chambers and Pagtakhan in consecrating as bishops the Reverend James Mote, the Reverend Robert Morse, and the Reverend Francis Watterson.

Watterson and ),
Watterson is composed of ten of these houses, ( five in each tower ), and each is considered — in terms of campus governance — to be its own residence hall.
* The Henry Watterson Expressway ( I-264 ), a highway in Louisville, Kentucky, US

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