Erwin Drèze
Erwin Drèze (27 November 1960 – 18 March 2020) was a Belgian comic book artist.
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Erwin Drèze

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- Name
- Erwin Drèze
- Born
- 27 November 1960
- Birthplace
- Ciney, Belgium
- Died
- 18 March 2020
- Occupation
- Comic book artist
- Nationality
- Belgium
- Fields
- Franco-Belgian comics
- Movements
- ligne claire
- Languages
- French
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Key facts
• Name — Erwin Drèze • Born — 27 November 1960 • Birthplace — Ciney, Belgium • Died — 18 March 2020 • Occupation — Comic book artist
Documentary record
Erwin Drèze (27 November 1960 – 18 March 2020) is described as a comics artist in the authority records of the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek. The birth of Erwin Drèze is recorded on 27 November 1960 in Ciney, and the death on 18 March 2020.
Biography
Biography
Drèze began his career at Studios Aidans and produced comic strips for the newspaper Vers future before switching to Tintin with the series Louis Valmont. In the 1990s, he adapted the comic strip Arsène Lupine for André-Paul Duchâteau of Soleil Productions. In 2001, he met Jacques Martin, and together they developed the comic strips Lefranc (2006) and Les Voyages d'Alix (2008). Erwin Drèze died of a brain tumor on 18 March 2020 at the age of 59.
Identity
Identity
Erwin Drèze is recorded with the occupation comics artist. Classed in the genre Franco-Belgian comics. Recorded as a citizen of Belgium.
Life and career
Dated record
Life and career
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1960
Erwin Drèze was born on 27 November 1960.
2020
Erwin Drèze died on 18 March 2020.
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Erwin Drèze was born at Ciney.
Birthplace
Erwin Drèze died at Namur.
Deathplace
Méan
Residences
Ciney.
Birth place
Namur.
Death place
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Institutional database
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q3057550: Erwin Drèze
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- “Erwin Drèze”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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