Philippe Paul-Louis Juste Honoré (; 25 November 1941 – 7 January 2015), known by the

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Honoré, was a French cartoonistPhilippe Honoré
on Larousse.fr. and a long-time staff member of ''

Charlie Hebdo ''Charlie Hebdo'' (; meaning ''Charlie Weekly'') is a French satirical weekly magazine, featuring cartoons, reports, polemics, and jokes. Stridently non-conformist in tone, the publication has been described as Anti-racism, anti-racist, sceptica ...

''. Honoré was among five cartoonists assassinated on 7 January 2015, during the shooting attack on the ''Charlie Hebdo'' newspaper office.

Biography

Born in

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, Honoré grew up in Pau. Honoré was a self-taught artist, getting published for the first time in 1957 in the regional newspaper '' Sud-Ouest''.L. V.
« Le dessinateur Honoré, de Pau à Charlie Hebdo »
rchive ''La République des Pyrénées'', 9 janvier 2015 (in French).Arnaud Schwartz
« Honoré, la puissance du rire et le noir du trait »
rchive La Croix, 8 janvier 2015 (in French). He worked as an industrial designer for the Société Nationale des Gaz du Sud-Ouest, a

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supplier. Honoré had a long career in newspaper and magazine cartoons, working with dozens of publications, including '' Sud-Ouest'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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on ''

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Charlie Mensuel ''Charlie Mensuel'' (or simply ''Charlie'', "mensuel" being a French term for a monthly periodical) was a French monthly comics magazine. Its publication began in February 1969, and ceased in February 1986. Tagged ''"The newspaper full of humour ...

'', '' Le Matin'', and ''

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''. He illustrated many book covers, including the anniversary edition of ''

Petit Larousse ''Le Petit Larousse Illustré'', commonly known simply as ''Le Petit Larousse'' (), is a French-language encyclopedic dictionary published by Éditions Larousse. It first appeared in 1905 and was edited by Claude Augé, following Augé's '' Dicti ...

''. His artwork was featured in a number of group exhibitions. He became a staff cartoonist for ''Charlie Hebdo'' in 1992. With its thick line (somewhat reminiscent of

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), and strong reliance on black-and-white, Honoré's style stood out from the other ''Charlie Hebdo'' cartoonists. The last cartoon tweeted by ''Charlie Hebdo'' minutes before the attack was an illustration by Honoré of the

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leader,

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, offering formal

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's wishes. Honoré was critically wounded during the attack, and died in the hospital

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.Alverson, Brigid
"Cartoonist Philippe Honoré among ‘Charlie Hebdo’ victims,"
''Comic Book Resources: Robot 6'' (8 January 2015).

Publications

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;Press * '' Sud-Ouest'' * ''

'' * '' Lire'' * '' Le Magazine littéraire'' * ''

'' * ''

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'' * ''

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'' * ''

'' * '' Le Matin'' * ''

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'' * ''

'' ;Illustrations * 1984: Josette Larchier-Boulanger, ''Les Hommes du nucléaire'', pour

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/ GRETS, éd. Sodel, Paris, 16 p. * 1989: Jean-Jérome Bertolus, Philippe Eliakim, Éric Walther, ''Guide SVP de vos intérêts: Argent, consommation, famille, vie pratique'', pour SVP, éd. Jean-Pierre de Monza, Paris, 284 p. . * 1990: Laurie Laufer, ''Le Paquet volé: Une histoire de saute-ruisseau'', éd. Turbulences, coll. « Histoires vraies », Paris, 119 p. . * 1991: Jean-Pierre de Monza (dir.), ''Guide SVP de vos intérêts: 2000 réponses utiles à vos problèmes, famille, argent...'', pour SVP, éd. Jean-Pierre de Monza, Paris, 476 p. . * 1994: Brigitte de Gastines, Jean Pierre de Monza, ''Guide SVP des particuliers: 2000 réponses indispensables, vie pratique, placements, loisirs, démarches...'', pour SVP, éd. SVP, Paris, 480 p. . * 2002: Alexandre Vialatte, ''Bestiaire'', textes choisis par Michaël Lainé, éd.

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, Paris, 116 p. ; rééd. 2007, coll. "Arléa-poche" (111), 258 p. . * 2007: Antonio Fischetti, ''La Symphonie animale: Comment les bêtes utilisent le son'', éd. Vuibert, Paris, et

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, Issy-les-Moulineaux, 142 p. + DVD . . * 2009: '' Le Petit Larousse illustré 2010'', éd. Larousse, Paris . . * 2012:

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, ''Comment attirer le wombat'', éd.

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, p. 192. . ;Graphic albums * 1985 : ''Honoré'', éd. Un bon dessin vaut mieux qu'un long discours, Paris, p. 32. * Recueils des rébus publiés dans ''Lire'', éd.

, Paris : ** 2001 : ''Cent rébus littéraires : avec leur question-devinette et leurs solutions'', 200 p. . ** 2003 : ''Vingt-cinq rébus littéraires en cartes postales'', 4 × 25 cartes postales : ''Livret 1'' . , ''Livret 2'' . , ''Livret 3'' . , ''Livret 4'' . . ** 2006 : ''Cent nouveaux rébus littéraires : avec leur question-devinette et leurs solutions'', 205 p. . * 2011 : ''Je hais les petites phrases'', éd. Les Échappés p. 112, . . ;Graphic novels * 1995 : ''Ouvert le jour et la nuit'', textes de Rufus, Glénat, coll. « Carton noir », Paris, p. 48, .

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