Jef Nys

Jef Nys ( born January 30, 1927 in Berchem, Belgium, † 20 October, 2009 Wilrijk, Belgium) was a Belgian cartoonist and author. He became famous for his comic series Jommeke, which was first marketed in the German-speaking countries under the title Peter and Alexander.

Born in Antwerp Berchem district Nys first studied art at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp and worked from 1946 to 1954 as a cartoonist, caricaturist and cartoonist for the satirical weekly newspaper t Pallieterke to which he had come across a contest. In the Catholic weekly Kerk en Leven, for which he created several biographical comics in the subsequent period, Nys published in 1955 his first Jommeke adventure, the several other, in other newspapers such as ' t Kapoentje and Het Volk should follow. Over the years, a variety of Nys assistant to assist in its extensive production - were alone Jommeke of 245 albums released - busy. In 2005 Nys was honored at the Comic Festival in Turnhout, Belgium with the Golden Adhemar for his oeuvre.

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