Vilhelm Hansen
Vilhelm Hansen (born May 6, 1900 in Copenhagen ; † December 3, 1992 ) was a Danish cartoonist .
life and work
He drew the popular Petzi stories, which first appeared in daily newspapers and later also as colored picture books . He began illustrating children's books in the 1940s, the texts of which were written by his wife, Carla Hansen .
In addition, Hansen started the weekly comic strip Firlingerne for the Danish family magazine Hjemmet .
Honors
- 2002: The Royal Danish Post issued a special postage stamp in 2002 in honor of Vilhelm Hansen.
Works
- Rasmus Klump på flodtur . PIB, Copenhagen 1978.
- Petzi on a river trip . Carlsen, Reinbek 1978, ISBN 3-551-01029-3 .
- Petzi. The collected travel adventures , from the Danish by Nora Pröfrock , anthology. Carlsen, Hamburg.
Web links
- Literature by and about Vilhelm Hansen in the catalog of the German National Library
- Vilhelm Hansen at lambiek.net (engl.)
- Brief portrait on gravsted.dk (Danish)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hansen, Vilhelm |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Danish comic artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 6, 1900 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Copenhagen |
| DATE OF DEATH | 3rd December 1992 |