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Ragnvald Blix (12 September 1882 – 2 May 1958) was a Norwegian illustrator, caricaturist and magazine editor. He was particularly known for his anti-Nazi drawings during ''Ragnvald Blix'' (Store norske leksikon)
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Ragnvald Blix was born in Oslo, the son of minister Elias Blix (1835–1902). Blix was editor of the satirical magazine '' Tyrihans'' in 1901. He worked for the Paris newspaper ''
Family Genealogy
(vestraat.net) 1882 births 1958 deaths Artists from Oslo Norwegian magazine editors 20th-century Norwegian illustrators Norwegian caricaturists Norwegian satirists Norwegian political artists Norwegian magazine cartoonists Norwegian magazine illustrators Burials at the Cemetery of Our Saviour {{illustrator-stub
World War II
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Ragnvald Blix was born in Oslo, the son of minister Elias Blix (1835–1902). Blix was editor of the satirical magazine '' Tyrihans'' in 1901. He worked for the Paris newspaper ''Le Journal
''Le Journal'' (The Journal) was a Paris daily newspaper published from 1892 to 1944 in a small, four-page format.
Background
It was founded and edited by Fernand Arthur Pierre Xau until 1899. It was bought and managed by the family of Henri L ...
'' from 1904. He delivered illustrations to the Munich
Munich is the capital and most populous city of Bavaria, Germany. As of 30 November 2024, its population was 1,604,384, making it the third-largest city in Germany after Berlin and Hamburg. Munich is the largest city in Germany that is no ...
magazine ''Simplicissimus
:''Simplicissimus is also a name for the 1668 novel ''Der abenteuerliche Simplicissimus, Simplicius Simplicissimus'' and its protagonist.''
''Simplicissimus'' () was a German language, German weekly satire, satirical magazine, founded by Albert ...
'' from 1908 to 1918, and edited the satirical magazine ''Exlex
''Exlex'' is a former Norwegian weekly satirical magazine, published from 1919 to 1920. It was edited by illustrator Ragnvald Blix. Other contributors were illustrators Olaf Gulbransson, Anton Hansen, Adolf Hallman, Ossian Elgström and Robert ...
'' from 1919 to 1920. During World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
he was known for his satirical drawings in the Swedish anti-Nazi newspaper ''Göteborgs Handels- och Sjöfartstidning
''Göteborgs Handels- och Sjöfartstidning'' (GHT) was a daily newspaper published in Gothenburg, Sweden, from 1832 to 1985.
History and profile
''Göteborgs Handels- och Sjöfartstidning'' was founded in 1832 by publisher Magnus Prytz and had ...
'', under the signature "Stig Höök". His war drawings were published in the collections ''Stig Höök 1942–44'' (1944) and ''De fem årene'' (1945).
References
External links
* From the collection ''De fem årene'', reprinted in ''Norsk krigsleksikon 1940-45
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*Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe
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''Family Genealogy
(vestraat.net) 1882 births 1958 deaths Artists from Oslo Norwegian magazine editors 20th-century Norwegian illustrators Norwegian caricaturists Norwegian satirists Norwegian political artists Norwegian magazine cartoonists Norwegian magazine illustrators Burials at the Cemetery of Our Saviour {{illustrator-stub