Zbigniew Lengren (2 February 1919 in Tula – 1 October 2003 in
Warsaw) was a Polish
cartoonist,
caricaturist, and
illustrator. He was awarded the "Order of Smile" amongst other, numerous awards. His most famous creation is Professor Filutek, who appeared once a week on the last page of
Przekrój magazine, together with his dog Filuś, for over 50 years, a record run in
Poland comics. Lengren was also a writer, especially of poems for children.
In 1947, whilst a Fine Arts student of the Nicolaus Copernicus University, he won a competition to design the Bookplate for the University Library.[ Nicolaus Copernicus University Library super ex-libris, accessed on 10 June 2005] The design is still in use today.
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