Martin Lodewijk
Martinus Spyridon Johannes Lodewijk (born 30 April 1939) is a Dutch comics writer and cartoonist, and advertising illustrator. He dropped out of high school in 1957, and started drawing cartoons, notably of spacecraft and pirates. In 1959, his first cartoon was published in the newspaper Het Parool, after which he specialized in drawing for commercial advertising.
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Martin Lodewijk

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- Birth Name
- Martinus Spyridon Johannes Lodewijk
- Born
- 30 April 1939
- Birthplace
- Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Nationality
- Dutch
- Awards
- Stripschapprijs, 1978 Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau, 2011
- Full name
- Martinus Spyridon Johannes Lodewijk.
- Occupation
- artist, illustrator, muralist and writer.
- Fields
- comic and young adult literature.
- Known for
- Agent 327.
- Honours
- Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau, P. Hans Frankfurtherprijs and Stripschapprijs.
- Languages
- Middle Dutch.
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Martinus Spyridon Johannes Lodewijk (born 30 April 1939) is a Dutch comics writer and cartoonist, and advertising illustrator. He dropped out of high school in 1957, and started drawing cartoons, notably of spacecraft and pirates. In 1959, his first cartoon was published in the newspaper Het Parool, after which he specialized in drawing for commercial advertising.
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Martin Lodewijk (born 1939) is a Dutch artist, comics artist and illustrator, among other activities. The artist was born Martinus Spyridon Johannes Lodewijk in Rotterdam.
Martin Lodewijk worked in Dordrecht. The artist is active in comic and young adult literature.
Works include Agent 327. Languages used include Middle Dutch. Works by Martin Lodewijk are held at Eye Filmmuseum. The artist received Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau and Stripschapprijs.
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For the weekly comics magazine Pep, he co-created with Jan Kruis the Agent 327 comic in 1966, a feature he ended up writing and drawing for close to fifty years. He provided scripts for other strips, such as Don Lawrence's Storm. After Pep and Sjors merged into Eppo, Lodewijk became Eppo ' s chief editor. In 1999, Lodewijk published the world's smallest comic book; Minimum Bug (26 mm by 37 mm). It belongs to the Agent 327 series. From 2004 onward, Lodewijk succeeded Willy Vandersteen and Karel Biddeloo as writer for De Rode Ridder, with drawings by Claus Scholz. Lodewijk worked on the third open source movie by the Blender Foundation, Sintel, released in 2010.
The recorded working language is Middle Dutch. The field of work recorded is comic and young adult literature. Places of work recorded in the authority are Dordrecht. Works named in the authority record are Agent 327. Work by Martin Lodewijk is recorded in the collections of Eye Filmmuseum. Distinctions recorded are Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau, P. Hans Frankfurtherprijs and Stripschapprijs.

Striptekenaar Martin Lodewijk, 1965
Vervaardiger: Ary (A.) Groeneveld · 7778 Striptekenaar Martin Lodewijk. Collectie Ary Groeneveld. Gemeente Rotterdam (Stadsarchief)
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Key facts
• Birth Name — Martinus Spyridon Johannes Lodewijk • Born — 30 April 1939 • Birthplace — Rotterdam, Netherlands • Nationality — Dutch • Cartoonist — y • Write — y • Art — y • Edit — y • Notable Works — Agent 327 • Awards — Stripschapprijs, 1978 Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau, 2011
Personal life
Personal life
• Illustration — Medal of the Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau In 1973, Martin Lodewijk and his brother Tim participated in the knowledge quiz show Twee voor Twaalf. The brothers won, and returned for the special jubilee quiz in 2005, where they reached the finals. Lodewijk also plays ukulele, guitar and banjo. He performed in the Bobby Shaftoe Skiffle Group and the bluegrass band Chickenfeed.
Comics
Comics
• Agent 327 — all volumes (artist and writer) • Storm — (writer) • January Jones • Johnny Goodbye • Bernard Voorzichtig • De Rode Ridder (writer) • Lucky Luke, Volume: La Corde du pendu 1982 (Eng: "The Rope of the Hanged") (writer)
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Martin Lodewijk is recorded with the occupation visual artist. Recorded as artist, illustrator, muralist and writer.
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1939
Martin Lodewijk was born in 1939 at Rotterdam.
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Awards
For his whole work in comics, Lodewijk was presented the Stripschapprijs in 1978, the highest award in the Dutch comics world. On 29 April 2011 Martin Lodewijk was invested as a Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau. He received this royal medal because of his comic work.
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- 1.Literatuurplein: Personal information and bibliography
- 2.Officieuze Strippagina: Biography
- 3.Martin Lodewijk. lambiek.net.
- 4.Winners Stripschap price
- 5.Alles op een rij: Stripschapprijs prijs
- 6.Koninklijke onderscheiding voor striptekenaar Martin Lodewijk | nufoto.nl | de laatste nieuwsfoto's zie je het eerst op NUfoto.nl!.
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Martin Lodewijk was recorded at birth as Martinus Spyridon Johannes Lodewijk. The authorities additionally record the heading M. His recorded language was Middle Dutch. Lodewijk received Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau, P. Hans Frankfurtherprijs and Stripschapprijs.
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