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André Franquin

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André Franquin

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Also known as Andre Franquin, Franquin

Belgian comics artist (1924-1997)

OverviewAI-generated

André Franquin was a French male author who lived from 3 January 1924 to 5 January 1997. He is associated with a body of work that includes titles such as *Elgafe gafado*, *Elgafe la goza*, *El golfo de Elgafe*, *Los Piratas del silencio*, *Super-Quick*, and *Les aventures de Spirou et Fantasio, tome 16*.

Records indicate that Franquin is linked to 308 works in one database and five in another. His name appears in 237 other encyclopedia articles. Additionally, he has two listeners and a total playcount of 47 on a music platform.

Synthesized by Vinony from 17 facts across 6 sources: Wikidata, Open Library, Last.fm, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Born
3 January 1924
Died
5 January 1997
Works
308

Top works

  • Elgafe gafado
  • Elgafe la goza
  • El golfo de Elgafe
  • Los Piratas del silencio ; Super-Quick
  • Les aventures de Spirou et Fantasio, tome 16

via Open Library + Wikidata

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
France
Active from
1848-10-19
Active to
1934-01-22

via MusicBrainz · CC0

Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
2
Total plays
47

<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Andr%C3%A9+Franquin">Read more on Last.fm</a>

via Last.fm · André Franquin

Key facts

Born
( 1924-01-03 ) 3 January 1924 , Etterbeek , Belgium
Died
5 January 1997 (1997-01-05) (aged 73), Saint-Laurent-du-Var , France
Area
Writer, Artist
Notable works
Spirou et Fantasio , Modest et Pompon , Gaston , Idées noires , Marsupilami
Awards
Full list

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Hector
Gender
male
Citizenship
Belgium
Place of death
Saint-Laurent-du-Var
Occupation
comics artist
Employer
Tintin
Languages spoken
French
Native language
French
Image
André Franquin, tekenaar strip Guust Flater, 1979 - 19.jpg
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Commons category
André Franquin
date of death
1997-01-05
date of birth
1924-01-03
manner of death
natural causes
topic's main category
Category:André Franquin
cause of death
myocardial infarction
birth name
André Jacques Hector Franquin
Sources (5)

via Wikidata · CC0

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Encyclopedic overview

André Franquin ( French: [fʁɑ̃kɛ̃]; 3 January 1924 – 5 January 1997) was an influential Belgian comics artist, whose best-known creations are Gaston and Marsupilami. He also produced the Spirou et Fantasio comic strip from 1946 to 1968, a period seen by many as the series' golden age.

Biography

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “André Franquin” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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