"Nast, Thomas"@en . . "Thomas Nast"@en . "1840Z"^^ . "1840-09-27Z"^^ . . "1902-12-07Z"^^ . . . . "Thomas Nast (September 27, 1840 \u2013 December 7, 1902) was a German-born American caricaturist and editorial cartoonist considered to be the \"Father of the American Cartoon\". He was the scourge of Democratic Representative \"Boss\" Tweed and the Tammany Hall Democratic party political machine. Among his notable works were the creation of the modern version of Santa Claus and the political symbol of the elephant for the Republican Party."@en . "1902Z"^^ . "American cartoonist" . . .