Zbigniew Lengren, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Zbigniew Lengren

cartoonist

Date of Birth: 02-Feb-1919

Place of Birth: Tula, Tula Oblast, Russia

Date of Death: 01-Oct-2003

Profession: writer, poet, author, illustrator, film director, caricaturist, children's writer

Nationality: Poland

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Zbigniew Lengren (2 February 1919 in Tula – 1 October 2003 in Warsaw) was a Polish cartoonist, caricaturist, and illustrator, of Swedish descent.
He was awarded the "Order of Smile" amongst other, numerous awards.
His most famous creation is Professor Filutek, who appeared once a week on the last page of Przekrój magazine, together with his dog Filus, for over 50 years, a record run in Polish comics.
Lengren was also a writer, especially of poems for children. In 1947, whilst a Fine Arts student of the Nicolaus Copernicus University, he won a competition to design the Super Ex Libris for the University Library.
The design is still in use today.