Philippe Liégeois (born 8 July 1947) is a

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comic book artist. He is best known by his pen name Turk. He is the co-author of numerous

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, including '' Colonel Clifton'', '' Léonard'' and '' Robin Dubois''. His usual writer for all three series is

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, and the duo "Turk & De Groot" has been very successful.Philippe Liégeois
at

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Biography

Liégeois was born in the city of

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. The house is now converted to a hotel-restaurant, with a small plaquette at the door denoting the birthplace. Philippe is a French-speaking

, living in the

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near

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Bibliography

Comics work includes: *'' Colonel Clifton'' (1970–1983) *'' Léonard'' (1976–ongoing) *'' Robin Dubois''

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References

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* Belgian comics artists Belgian caricaturists Belgian humorists 1947 births Living people People from Durbuy {{FrancoBelgian-comics-stub