Robert Lips
Robert Lips (21 August 1912 – 28 February 1975), was a Swiss cartoonist. He is best known as the creator of the cartoon character Globi for the company Globus. He was also a fencer and competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
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Robert Lips
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- Birth Name
- Robert Lips
- Born
- 21 August 1912
- Birthplace
- Zurich, Switzerland
- Died
- 28 February 1975
- Nationality
- Swiss
- Occupation
- cartoonist · fencer · comics artist · draftsperson · graphic artist
- Fields
- young adult literature
- Languages
- French
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Robert Lips (21 August 1912 – 28 February 1975), was a Swiss cartoonist. He is best known as the creator of the cartoon character Globi for the company Globus. He was also a fencer and competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
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• Birth Name — Robert Lips • Born — 21 August 1912 • Birthplace — Zurich, Switzerland • Died — 28 February 1975 • Nationality — Swiss • Cartoonist — y • Notable Works — Globi • Nonus — y
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1912
Robert Lips born at Zurich.
1975
Robert Lips died at Zurich.
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Von Johann Heinrich Lips zu Robert Lips (1984) — DataCite (Vereinigung Schweizerischer Bibliothekare; Schweizerische Vereinigung für Dokumentation).
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Robert Lips is recorded as cartoonist, fencer, comics artist, draftsperson and graphic artist.
Globi
1932
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