Lars Fredrik Jansson (8 October 1926 Helsinki – 31 July 2000 Helsinki) was a

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author and cartoonist.

Early life

A native of

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, Jansson was the son of a sculptor,

Viktor Jansson Viktor Bernhard "Faffan" Jansson (1 March 1886 in Helsinki – 22 June 1958 in Helsinki) was a Finnish sculptor belonging to the Swedish-speaking minority of Finland. Early life Jansson was born in Helsinki in 1886 to Julius Viktor Jansson a ...

, and a Swedish-born illustrator,

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. His siblings included an older sister, writer

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, and an older brother, photographer

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. In 1958, he began working with his sister on the writing of the ''

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'' comic strip, which he drew from 1961 to 1974. Between 1990 and 1992, Jansson worked with

Dennis Livson Moomin World ( fi, Muumimaailma, sv, Muminvärlden) is a theme park based on the Moomin books by Tove Jansson. It was designed by Dennis Livson, and located on the island of Kailo next to the old town of Naantali, in Southwest Finland. The blueb ...

to develop the concept of the ''Moomin'' animated series in Japan. His daughter, Sophia, worked together with him in 1993 to help manage the production of a new series of Moomin strips which Sophia now manages solely.

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Lars Jansson profile
at Lambiek.net 1926 births 2000 deaths Artists from Helsinki Finnish comic strip cartoonists Swedish-speaking Finns Finnish comics artists Finnish comics writers Moomins

Lars Lars is a common male name in Scandinavian countries. Origin ''Lars'' means "from the city of Laurentum". Lars is derived from the Latin name Laurentius, which means "from Laurentum" or "crowned with laurel". A homonymous Etruscan name was bo ...

Finnish people of Swedish descent {{cartoonist-stub