Rudolf Petersson
Rudolf Petersson (17 June 1896 – 17 April 1970) was a Swedish comic creator and the father of one of the most popular Swedish comics of all time: 91:an. Petersson performed national service at the I 16 regiment in Halmstad, Halland, between 1916 and 1918. Mandel Karlsson, the protagonist of 91:an, is based on two people Petersson met during his national service at I 16 — a blond and ill-tempered Smålandian who was turned soft by accordion music, and a friendly, short haired person.
Rudolf Petersson
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- Halmstad, Sweden
- Born
- 17 June 1896
- Died
- 17 April 1970
- Nationality
- Swedish
- Occupation
- illustrator · comics artist
- Education
- Valand School of Fine Arts
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Rudolf Petersson (17 June 1896 – 17 April 1970) was a Swedish comic creator and the father of one of the most popular Swedish comics of all time: 91:an. Petersson performed national service at the I 16 regiment in Halmstad, Halland, between 1916 and 1918. Mandel Karlsson, the protagonist of 91:an, is based on two people Petersson met during his national service at I 16 — a blond and ill-tempered Smålandian who was turned soft by accordion music, and a friendly, short haired person.
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Some of the attributes were switched and the result was 91:an and another character, 87:an Axelsson. Several of the officers in 91:an are also based on real people Petersson met during his service.
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• Birthplace — Halmstad, Sweden • Born — 17 June 1896 • Died — 17 April 1970 • Nationality — Swedish • Area — Cartoonist • Notable Works — 91:an
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