Jacobs, Edgar P.

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Name
Jacobs, Edgar P. Gender: M
Edgard Félix Pierre Jacobs
born on 30 March 1904 at 07:00 (= 07:00 AM )
Place Brussels, Belgium, 50n50, 4e20
Timezone GMT h0e (is standard time)
Data source
Quoted BC/BR
Rodden Rating AA
Collector: Scholfield
Astrology data s_su.18.svg s_aricol.18.svg 09°09' s_mo.18.svg s_vircol.18.svg 22°00 Asc.s_taucol.18.svg 23°25'



Portrait of Edgar P. Jacobs 
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Edgar P. Jacobs
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Biography

Belgian comic book creator (writer and artist).

He was one of the founding fathers of the European comics movement, through his collaborations with Hergé and the graphic novel series that made him famous, Blake and Mortimer.

He died on 20 February 1987 (aged 82) at Lasne-Chapelle-Saint-Lambert, Belgium.

Link to Wikipedia biography

Relationships

  • business associate/partner relationship with Hergé (born 22 May 1907)

Events

Source Notes

Sy Scholfield quotes the birth certificate reproduced in Philippe Biermé & François-Xavier Nève's book, "Chez Edgar P. Jacobs: Dans l'intimité du père de Blake et Mortimer" (Editions du CEFAL, 2004), p. 24: "Edgard Félix Pierre Jacobs est né à Bruxelles le 30 mars 1904 à 7 heures du matin, sous le signe du Bélier."

Categories

  • Vocation : Art : Cartoonist