of Graphic Fine Art 2010–2021 (Hon SGFA) He was a Fellow of both the Royal Society of Engravers and the Royal Society of Arts and an Associate of the Royal College of Art, where he earned his degree Elected Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London 2019 (FSA) Personal life In 1958, while at the Royal College, Ambrus married fellow student Glenys R. Chapman. His wife also had a career as an illustrator of children's books. They had two sons, Mark and Sándor. Ambrus died on 10 February 2021, at the age of 85. Awards 1965 Kate Greenaway Medal for British children's book illustration 1975 Kate Greenaway Medal Ambrus twice received the Kate Greenaway Medal from the British Library Association, recognising the year's best children's book illustration by a British subject: the 1965 Medal for The Three Poor Tailors and the 1975 for Mishka and Horses in Battle. All three books were both written and illustrated by Ambrus and published by Oxford. He was also a commended runner up for three Medals: 1963 for both The Royal Navy by Peter Dawlish and A Time of Trial by Hester Burton; 1964 for work in general; and 1971 for The Sultan's Bath, written by himself. 1993, Daler Rowney Prize 1993, World Wildlife Fund Prize, Society of Wildlife Artists 1996, Royal Academy of Arts, Arts Club Drawing Prize Works Writing Illustration Books Illustrated by Glenys and Victor Ambrus Books Illustrated by Victor Ambrus written by Hester Burton written by Jane Duncan written by Helen Griffiths written by Elyne Mitchell written by K. M. Peyton written by Rosemary Sutcliff B Written by other authors References Citations Further reading External links Association of Archaeological Illustrators and Surveyors Victor Ambrus Papers, Special Collections at The University of Southern Mississippi (de Grummond Children's Literature Collection) Somerset Archaeology on Film: The Art of Victor Ambrus "Victor Ambrus: A Time Team Tribute" - Time Team's official YouTube, 20 February 2021 1935 births 2021 deaths Alumni of the Royal College of Art Time Team Artists from Budapest Associates of the Royal College of Art British children's book illustrators British illustrators Hungarian children's book illustrators Hungarian emigrants to the United Kingdom Hungarian illustrators Hungarian University of Fine Arts alumni Kate Greenaway Medal winners Writers who illustrated their own writing Place of death missing