COMIC ARTIST

Hergé

1907 - 1983

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Georges Prosper Remi (French: [ʒɔʁʒ pʁɔspɛʁ ʁəmi]; 22 May 1907 – 3 March 1983), known by the pen name Hergé ( air-ZHAY; French: [ɛʁʒe] ), from the French pronunciation of his reversed initials RG, was a Belgian comic strip artist. He is best known for creating The Adventures of Tintin, the series of comic albums that are considered one of the most popular European comics of the 20th century. He was also responsible for two other well-known series, Quick & Flupke (1930–1940) and The Adventures of Jo, Zette and Jocko (1936–1957). His works were executed in his distinctive ligne claire drawing style. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hergé is the 2nd most popular comic artist (up from 4th in 2019), the 42nd most popular biography from Belgium and the most popular Belgian Comic Artist.

Georges hergé is most famous for his Tintin series of comics, which is a series of comics about the adventures of a young Belgian reporter and his dog Snowy.

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Among COMIC ARTISTS

Among comic artists, Hergé ranks 2 out of 226. Before him are Stan Lee. After him are René Goscinny, Osamu Tezuka, Akira Toriyama, Charles M. Schulz, Albert Uderzo, Morris, Frank Miller, Joseph Barbera, Carl Barks, and Hugo Pratt.

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Among people born in 1907, Hergé ranks 14. Before him are Oscar Niemeyer, Alexander R. Todd, W. H. Auden, Mircea Eliade, J. Hans D. Jensen, and Alberto Moravia. After him are Maria Branyas, Lee Miller, Baldur von Schirach, Rachel Carson, Laurence Olivier, and Frank Whittle. Among people deceased in 1983, Hergé ranks 8. Before him are Louis de Funès, Garrincha, Buckminster Fuller, Luis Buñuel, Umberto II of Italy, and Leopold III of Belgium. After him are Albert Claude, Felix Bloch, Idris of Libya, Jon Brower Minnoch, John Vorster, and Tennessee Williams.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Hergé ranks 42 out of 1,190. Before him are Mary of Hungary (1505), Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor (1697), Eleanor of Austria (1498), Georges Lemaître (1894), William III of the Netherlands (1817), and Jacques Brel (1929). After him are Pieter Brueghel the Younger (1564), Henri La Fontaine (1854), Princess Stéphanie of Belgium (1864), Pepin of Herstal (635), Margaret of Parma (1522), and Jan Baptist van Helmont (1580).

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Among COMIC ARTISTS In Belgium

Among comic artists born in Belgium, Hergé ranks 1. After him are Morris (1923), Peyo (1928), André Franquin (1924), Benoît Sokal (1954), Jean Van Hamme (1939), Hermann Huppen (1938), Jean-Michel Charlier (1924), Jijé (1914), Willy Vandersteen (1913), and Greg (1931).

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