Jean De Mesmaeker (21 December 1935 – 30 April 2017) known by the

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Jidéhem ("JDM"), was a

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in the

Marcinelle school The term "Marcinelle school" (french: École de Marcinelle) or "Charleroi school" (''École de Charleroi'') refers to a group of Belgian cartoonists formed by Joseph Gillain (known as Jijé) following World War II. The first generation, known a ...

tradition. He was best known for his series featuring a cute, playful and adventurous young girl, ''

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''. A creator of his own series ''

'', and ''Ginger'', and noted for his work with ''Starter'' and ''Uhu-man'', he is known for his collaborations and assistance to the work of

André Franquin André Franquin (; 3 January 1924 – 5 January 1997) was an influential Belgian comics artist, whose best-known creations are '' Gaston'' and '' Marsupilami''. He also produced the '' Spirou et Fantasio'' comic strip from 1946 to 1968, a perio ...

during a long career at the Franco-Belgian comics magazine '' Spirou'', working on ''

Spirou et Fantasio ''Spirou & Fantasio'' (french: Spirou et Fantasio, wa, Spirou eyet Fantasio) is one of the most popular classic Franco-Belgian comics. The series, which has been running since 1938, shares many characteristics with other European humorous advent ...

'' and ''

Gaston Lagaffe ''Gaston'' is a Belgian gag-a-day comic strip created in 1957 by the Belgian cartoonist André Franquin in the Franco-Belgian comics magazine '' Spirou''. The series focuses on the everyday life of Gaston Lagaffe (whose surname means "the blu ...

'', on which he shared co-authorship for several years.

Sources

Jidéhem publications in ''Spirou''
BDoubliées ;Footnotes

External links

on Lambiek Comiclopedia
Jidéhem profile
on Dupuis
Jidéhem Biography
on bédétheque

1935 births 2017 deaths Belgian comics artists Belgian humorists {{FrancoBelgian-comics-stub