Benjamin Rabier (1864–1939) was a French illustrator,

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artist and animator. He became famous for creating the logo for Laughing Cow Cheese ''( La vache qui rit),'' and is one of the precursors of animal comics. His work has inspired many other artists, notably

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and Edmond-François Calvo. A native of

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'' or " imp"; here his main characters are human and not animals, as they came to be in later albums. His most famous creations are Gideon the duck and the characters he drew for Le roman de Renart. He died at Faverolles, Indre, in 1939.

Bibliography

* Olivier Calon, ''Benjamin Rabier'', Paris, Tallandier, 2004

External links

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An animated documentary about "the creator of the Laughing Cow and pioneer of cartoon" on crowdfunding platform Ulule * Issues o
''Histoire comique et Naturelle des Animaux''
in Gallica, the digital library of the BnF. 1864 births 1939 deaths People from La Roche-sur-Yon 19th-century French illustrators 20th-century French illustrators French comics artists French comic strip cartoonists French animators French animated film directors Enid Blyton illustrators French humorists French animal artists French advertising artists and illustrators French character designers {{Europe-comics-creator-stub