biography
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Caran d'Ache
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pseudonym of Emmanuel Poiré
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pronunciation:
[karã dash]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1858–1909)
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| biography:
| Caricaturist, born in Moscow, Russia. He studied in Moscow, then moved to Paris, where he became a contributor to many periodicals. He was a pioneer in the development of the bande dessinée (French comic strip), and a major influence on H M Bateman. His pseudonym came from the Russian word for ‘pencil’. |
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