Pierre Christin

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Pierre Christin

Pierre Christin, French comics creator and writer (born 1938)

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When
Thursday, October 3 20242 years ago
Category
DeathA notable person who died on this day.
Era
21st century · 2020s
Recorded from
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Person
Pierre Christin

At a glance

Born 1938-07-27; died 2024-10-03.

Known as: comics writer, lecturer, comics creator, teacher, and visiting professor. Citizenship: France.

Listed as: human.

Who they were

Biography Christin was born at Saint-Mandé on 27 July 1938. [ 1 ] After graduating from the Sorbonne , Christin pursued graduate studies in political science at SciencesPo and became a professor of French literature at the University of Utah , [ 2 ] Salt Lake City . His first comics story, Le Rhum du Punch , illustrated by his childhood friend Jean-Claude Mézières , was published in 1966 in Pilote magazine.

Pierre Christin, French comics creator and writer (born 1938)

Early life

Educated at: Lycée Turgot, University of Paris, and Paris Institute of Political Studies.

Path and career

Awards / honours: Officer of Arts and Letters, Prix Tournesol, Knight of the French Order of Academic Palms, and Angoulême International Comics Festival René Goscinny award.

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