Zbigniew Lengren (2 February 1919 in

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– 1 October 2003 in Warsaw) was a Polish

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, caricaturist, and

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, of

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descent. He was awarded the "

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" amongst other, numerous awards. His most famous creation is Professor Filutek, who appeared once a week on the last page of ''

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'' magazine, together with his dog Filuś, for over 50 years, a record run in

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. Lengren was also a writer, especially of poems for children. In 1947, whilst a Fine Arts student of the

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, he won a competition to design the Super Ex Libris for the University Library.Nicolaus Copernicus University Library super ex-libris
accessed on 10 June 2005 The design is still in use today.

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at the Cinemaposter.com 1919 births 2003 deaths 20th-century Polish male artists Polish cartoonists Polish caricaturists Polish comics artists Polish illustrators Polish people of Swedish descent Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń alumni Children's poets {{illustrator-stub