Robert Lips
Appearance
| Robert Lips | |
|---|---|
| Born | Robert Lips 21 August 1912 Zurich, Switzerland |
| Died | 28 February 1975 (aged 62) |
| Nationality | Swiss |
| Area | Cartoonist |
Notable works | Globi[1] |
Robert Lips (21 August 1912 – 28 February 1975), was a Swiss cartoonist.[2] He is best known as the creator of the cartoon character Globi for the company Globus.[3] He was also a fencer and competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ "MM 05.06.2012-Kombi-e.pdf" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
- ↑ "Robert Lips Hennigs". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ↑ "Globi the parrot, the Swiss "Mickey Mouse", turns 75". swissinfo.ch. 23 July 2007. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
- ↑ "Robert Lips Olympic Results". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2010.
Categories:
- 1912 births
- 1975 deaths
- Artists from Zurich
- Swiss comics artists
- Swiss comics writers
- Swiss character designers
- Swiss advertising artists and illustrators
- Swiss male épée fencers
- Olympic fencers for Switzerland
- Fencers at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Sportspeople from Zurich
- Art competitors at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Art competitors at the 1936 Summer Olympics
- 20th-century Swiss sportsmen
- Swiss fencing biography stubs