15 Notable alumni of
Institutes of Saint-Luc de Bruxelles
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Institutes of Saint-Luc de Bruxelles is 1910th in the world, 638th in Europe, and 12th in Belgium by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 15 notable alumni from Institutes of Saint-Luc de Bruxelles sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Hergé
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- cartoonistwritercomics artistdrawerscreenwriter
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Georges Prosper Remi, known by the pen name Hergé, from the French pronunciation of his reversed initials RG, was a Belgian comic strip artist. He is best known for creating The Adventures of Tintin, the series of comic albums which are considered one of the most popular European comics of the 20th century. He was also responsible for two other well-known series, Quick & Flupke (1930–1940) and The Adventures of Jo, Zette and Jocko (1936–1957). His works were executed in his distinctive ligne claire drawing style.
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Benoît Poelvoorde
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- film directorscreenwriterfilm actoractor
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Benoît Poelvoorde is a Belgian actor and comedian.
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André Franquin
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- pencillercomics writer
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André Franquin was an influential Belgian comics artist, whose best-known creations are Gaston and Marsupilami. He also produced the Spirou et Fantasio comic strip from 1946 to 1968, a period seen by many as the series' golden age.
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Françoise Nyssen
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- collection managereditorpolitician
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Françoise Nyssen is a French-Belgian publisher and politician and a former director of the Actes Sud publishing house. From 2017 until 2018, she served as Minister of Culture of France in the government of Prime Minister Édouard Philippe.
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Benoît Sokal
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- cartoonistwriterdirectorcomics artistvideo game designer
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Benoît Sokal was a Belgian comic artist and video game developer, best known for his comics series Inspector Canardo, and the Syberia adventure game franchise.
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Jean-Michel Folon
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- visual artistsculptorlithographerdesignerpostage stamp designer
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Jean-Michel Folon was a Belgian artist, illustrator, painter, and sculptor.
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Raoul Cauvin
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- comics creatorcomics writerscreenwriter
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Raoul Cauvin was a Belgian comics author and one of the most popular in the humorist field.
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Stephan Vanfleteren
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- photojournalistphotographer
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Stephan Vanfleteren is a Belgian photographer, best known for his portraits in black and white and his depictions of Belgium and abroad.
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Jidéhem
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- cartoonistscreenwritercomics artist
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Jean De Mesmaeker known by the pseudonym Jidéhem ("JDM"), was a Belgian comics artist in the Marcinelle school tradition. He was best known for his series featuring a cute, playful and adventurous young girl, Sophie. A creator of his own series Sophie, and Ginger, and noted for his work with Starter and Uhu-man, he is known for his collaborations and assistance to the work of André Franquin during a long career at the Franco-Belgian comics magazine Spirou, working on Spirou et Fantasio and Gaston Lagaffe, on which he shared co-authorship for several years.
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Midam
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- comics writerpencillercomics artist
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Michel Ledent, known by the pseudonym Midam, is a Belgian comics author, best known for Kid Paddle.
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Eddy Paape
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- filmmakercartoonistcomics artist
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Edouard Paape, commonly known as Eddy Paape, was a Belgian comics artist best known for illustrating the series Luc Orient.
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Kitty Crowther
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- children's writerwriterillustrator
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Kitty Crowther is a Belgian illustrator and writer of children's books. For her career contribution to "children's and young adult literature in the broadest sense" she won the 2010 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award from the Swedish Arts Council, the biggest prize in children's literature.
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Frank Pé
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- comics artistcartoonistdrawerartistcomics colorist
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Frank Pé, often signing solely as Frank is a Belgian comic book artist, best known for Broussaille and Zoo.
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Dominique Goblet
- Enrolled in Institutes of Saint-Luc de Bruxelles
- Studied in 1984-1987
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- comics writercomics artistplastic artistpencillerillustrator
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Dominique Goblet is a Belgian visual artist, illustrator and pioneer of the European graphic novel. She lives and works in Brussels.
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Xavier Lust
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- designer
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Xavier Lust is a furniture designer and sculptor based in Brussels. He is best known for the unique technique of shaping metal that he uses to make furniture. The simple and original shapes created by folding and curving metal sheets without a mould have become his work signature. He has collaborated with several furniture manufacturers including MDF Italia, Driade, De Padova, CerrutiBaleri, Kristalia, Fiam and Extremis.
