Boy Lornsen (7 August 1922 – 26 July 1995) was a German sculptor and author of children's literature, writing both in

Standard German Standard High German (SHG), less precisely Standard German or High German (not to be confused with High German dialects, more precisely Upper German dialects) (german: Standardhochdeutsch, , or, in Switzerland, ), is the standardized variety ...

and in Platt. Lornsen served as pilot and radio operator in the German

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during

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. After the war, he was educated as a sculptor at

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. He worked as a sculptor into the 1960s. In 1967, he published his first children's book, about a boy who helps a robot with his homework, Robbi, Tobbi und das Fliewatüüt. The book was a success, and was adapted for television in 1972. Lornsen was a member of

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from 1981. Lornsen's books were translated into numerous languages, including Greek, Japanese and Norwegian. In 1980, his ''Jakobus Nimmersatt'' was adapted by Japan's

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studio into a TV special, ''Nodoka Mori no Dobutsu Daisakusen'' (''The Great Plan of the Animals of Placid Forest''), directed by Yoshio Kuroda; the special was released in English under two different titles, ''Back to the Forest'' and ''Peter of Placid Forest''.

Paul the Octopus Paul the Octopus (26 January 2008 – 26 October 2010) was a common octopus used to predict the results of international association football matches. Accurate predictions in the 2010 World Cup brought him worldwide attention as an animal ...

was named after one of his poems: ''Der Tintenfisch Paul Oktopus''.

Bibliography

* '' Robbi, Tobbi und das Fliewatüüt'' (1967) * ''Jakobus Nimmersatt'' (1968) * ''Abakus an mini-Max'' (1970) * ''Barrnabas und seine Welt'' (1972) * ''Feuer im Nacken'' (1974) * ''Der Brandstifter von Tarafal'' (1974) * ''Dies und das kann Fridolin'' (1978) * ''Gottes Freund und aller Welt Feind'' (1980) * ''Auf Kaperfahrt mit der Friedlichen Jenny'' (1982) * ''

Hieronymus Bosch Hieronymus Bosch (, ; born Jheronimus van Aken ; – 9 August 1516) was a Dutch/Netherlandish painter from Brabant. He is one of the most notable representatives of the Early Netherlandish painting school. His work, generally oil on oa ...

'' (1983) * ''Williwitt und Fischermann'' (1983) * ''Williwitt und der große Sturm'' (1983) * ''Williwitt und Vogelmeier'' (1984) * ''Ferien im Storchendorf'' (1984) * ''Sinfunikonzert - 13 plattdeutsche Gedichte'' (1984) * ''Tim Träumer'' (1985) * ''Wasser, Wind und Williwitt'' (1985) * ''Nis Puk in der Luk'' (1985) * ''Traugott und Das Wildschwein'' (1985) * ''Der Hase mit dem halben Ohr'' (1986) * ''Tante Jeske'' (1986) * ''Seenotrettungskreuzer Adolph Bermpohl'' (1987) * ''Nis Puk - Mit der Schule stimmt was nicht'' (1988) * ''Sie wohnen hinter dem Deich'' (1989) * ''Schiffe: vom Einbaum zum Ozeanriesen'' (1989) * ''Die Möwe und der Gartenzwerg oder...'' (1989) * ''Sien Schöpfung un wat achterno keem'' (1991) (als Hörbuch udio-CD2002 im Quickborn-Verlag) * ''Nis Puk und die Wintermacher'' (1993) * ''Das Wrack vor der Küste'' (1993) * ''Jesus von Nazareth. Een Stremel Weltgeschicht'' (1994) * ''

Klaus Störtebeker "Nikolaus" Storzenbecher or "Klaus" Störtebeker (1360 – supposed 20 October 1401) was reputed to be leader of a group of privateers known as the Victual Brothers (german: Vitalienbrüder). The Victual Brothers ( la, victualia) were o ...

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