Jens Richard Nilssen (11 August 1880 – 28 February 1964) was a Norwegian illustrator,

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creator and

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. Nilssen was born in Valberg,

Nordland Nordland (; smj, Nordlánnda, sma, Nordlaante, sme, Nordlánda, en, Northland) is a county in Norway in the Northern Norway region, the least populous of all 11 counties, bordering Troms og Finnmark in the north, Trøndelag in the south, N ...

, and was educated at Statens håndverks- og kunstindustriskole) in Kristiania, at the Norwegian National Academy of Fine Arts, and at Peder Severin Krøyer's painting school in Copenhagen. He delivered illustrations to the satirical magazines ''

Hvepsen ''Hvepsen'' ( Norwegian: "The Wasp") was a Norwegian humorous and satirical magazine which was in circulation between 1905 and 1926. History and profile ''Hvepsen'' was founded in 1905 by people involved in the labour movement in Kristiania, inc ...

'', '' Karikaturen'' and '' Humoristen'', as well as the weekly magazine ''

Nynorsk Vekeblad Hans Aarnes (6 May 1886 – 25 October 1960) was a Norwegian entrepreneur, journalist, newspaper editor, magazine editor, publisher and proponent for the Nynorsk language. Early and personal life Aarnes was born in Vatne, Møre og Romsdal as t ...

'' and the children's magazine ''

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''. He illustrated several children's books, and is known for the

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s '' Smørbukk'', which he created in 1938 along with text writer

Andreas Haavoll Andreas Haavoll (25 September 1869 – 6 March 1958) was a Norwegian schoolteacher, banker, publisher, newspaper editor and magazine editor. Haavoll was born in Ørsta. He was a teacher by education, and worked as schoolteacher and banker for ...

, '' Tuss og Troll'', '' Haukepatruljen'' and ''

Vangsgutane ''Vangsgutane'' (translation: ''The Boys from Vangen'') is a Norwegian comic strip. It was started in 1940, after initiative from Hans Aarnes, editor of the magazine ''Nynorsk Vekeblad''. The strip first appeared in ''Nynorsk Vekeblad'' in October ...

''.

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1880 births 1964 deaths People from Vestvågøy Norwegian comics artists Norwegian children's book illustrators Norwegian caricaturists {{norway-artist-stub