Zbigniew Lengren
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| Intro | Cartoonist | |
| Places | Poland | |
| was | Writer Author Children's writer Cartoonist Draftsperson | |
| Work field | Arts Engineering Literature | |
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| Birth | 2 February 1919, Tula | |
| Death | 1 October 2003Warsaw (aged 84 years) |
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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 Filuś, 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.