Bertil Almqvist
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Allan Bertil Almqvist (29 August 1902 – 16 May 1972), nicknamed Bertila and Trallgöken, was a Swedish writer and illustrator. He is famous for his World War II-era En svensk tiger propaganda poster (which was one of the most recognized symbols in Sweden around this time period) as well as his
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series, later
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, '' Barna Hedenhös'' (''The Stone Age Kids Discover America'', ''The Stones Explore Britain''). Almqvist studied literature in
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and
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from 1924 until 1925.


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1902 births 1972 deaths People from Solna Municipality Writers from Stockholm County Swedish male writers Swedish children's writers Swedish comics writers Swedish comics artists 20th-century Swedish illustrators Swedish children's book illustrators Writers who illustrated their own writing Swedish violinists Swedish propagandists Swedish poster artists {{illustrator-stub