Jens Richard Nilssen (11 August 1880 – 28 February 1964) was a Norwegian illustrator,

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creator and

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. Nilssen was born in Valberg,

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, and was educated at Statens håndverks- og kunstindustriskole) in

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, at the

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, and at

Peder Severin Krøyer Peder Severin Krøyer (; 23 July 1851 – 21 November 1909), also known as P. S. Krøyer, was a Danish painter. Life Growing up and early training Krøyer was born in Stavanger, Norway, on 23 July 1851 to a single mother, Ellen Cecilie Gjes ...

's painting school in

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. He delivered illustrations to the satirical magazines ''

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'', '' Karikaturen'' and '' Humoristen'', as well as the weekly magazine ''

Nynorsk Vekeblad Hans Aarnes (6 May 1886 – 25 October 1960) was a Norwegians, Norwegian entrepreneur, journalist, newspaper editor, magazine editor, publisher and proponent for the Nynorsk language. Early and personal life Aarnes was born in Vatne, Møre og Rom ...

'' and the children's magazine ''

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''. He illustrated several children's books, and is known for the

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s ''

Smørbukk ''Smørbukk'' is a Norwegian comic strip. It was started in 1938 by text writer Andreas Haavoll and illustrator Jens R. Nilssen. The first Smørbukk story was based on the fairytale Buttercup (fairy tale), Buttercup collected by Asbjørnsen and M ...

'', which he created in 1938 along with text writer

Andreas Haavoll Andreas Haavoll (25 September 1869 – 6 March 1958) was a Norwegian schoolteacher, banker, publisher, newspaper editor and magazine editor. Haavoll was born in Ørsta. He was a teacher by education, and worked as schoolteacher and banker for ...

, '' Tuss og Troll'', '' Haukepatruljen'' and ''

Vangsgutane ''Vangsgutane'' () is a Norwegian comic strip. It was started in 1940, after initiative from Hans Aarnes, editor of the magazine ''Nynorsk Vekeblad''. The strip first appeared in ''Nynorsk Vekeblad'' in October 1940, and from 1941 as a separate C ...

''.

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1880 births 1964 deaths People from Vestvågøy Norwegian comics artists Norwegian children's book illustrators Norwegian caricaturists {{norway-artist-stub