About Jens R. Nilssen
Lived 1880 – 1964 (aged 83). Jens R. Nilssen was a Norwegian illustrator and cartoonist.
Jens Richard Nilssen (11 August 1880 – 28 February 1964) was a Norwegian illustrator, comics creator and cartoonist.
Nilssen was born in Valberg, Nordland, and was educated at Statens håndverks- og kunstindustriskole) in Kristiania, at the Norwegian National Academy of Fine Arts, and at Peder Severin Krøyer's painting school in Copenhagen. He delivered illustrations to the satirical magazines Hvepsen, Karikaturen and Humoristen, as well as the weekly magazine Nynorsk Vekeblad and the children's magazine Norsk Barneblad. Tuss og Troll, Haukepatruljen
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Who was Jens R. Nilssen?
Norwegian illustrator
When was Jens R. Nilssen born?
Jens R. Nilssen was born on 11 August 1880 in Valberg Municipality.
When did Jens R. Nilssen die?
Jens R. Nilssen died on 28 February 1964.
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Jens R. Nilssen was an illustrator and cartoonist.
What nationality was Jens R. Nilssen?
Jens R. Nilssen was Norwegian.
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