Jean-Jacques Sempé
| Jean-Jacques Sempé | |
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Sempé in 2011 | |
| Born | 17 August 1932 Pessac, France |
| Died | 11 August 2022 (aged 89) Ampus, France |
| Area(s) | Cartoonist |
Notable works | Le Petit Nicolas |
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| Children | Inga Sempé |
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Jean-Jacques Sempé, usually known as Sempé (French: [sɑ̃'pe]; 17 August 1932 – 11 August 2022), was a French cartoonist. He is known for the series of children's books he created with René Goscinny, Le Petit Nicolas, and also for his poster-like illustrations, usually drawn from a distant or high viewpoint depicting detailed countrysides or cities. For decades, he created covers for The New Yorker.