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Jef Nys

comic creator (1927-2009)
Person Human Q1395580

Facts

15 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[18]
Date of birth
January 30, 1927
Date of death
October 20, 2009
Place of birth
Berchem
Place of death
Belgium, Wilrijk[10]
Country of citizenship
Belgium[12]
Occupation
draftsperson, comics artist, screenwriter, film director, cartoonist, comics writer, caricaturist[13][14]
Educated at
Royal Academy of Fine Arts[15]
Notable work
Jommeke, Langteen en Schommelbuik[16][17]
Father
Hendrik Nys[11]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights[22]
Family name
Nys[20]
Given name
Jef[21]
Movement
Vlaamse School (strip)[19]
🏷️ Also known as
en Jef Nys fa یف نیس ja ジェフ・ネイス nl Jef nijs nl Jozef Nys ru Жеф Нейс sv Nys
🔖 Identifiers · 26
ISNI
0000000077779789
VIAF cluster ID
37583993
GND ID
11311348X
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Jef Nys.jpg ↗
ADVN ID
per-009384
Artists of the World ID
40486154
AskArt person ID
11198313
BD Gest' author ID
2162
Babelio author ID
220500
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12043933f
Comic Vine ID
4040-78287
Europeana entity
agent/base/79329
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Film.ru person ID
jef-nys
Freebase ID
/m/08y3h8
GCD creator ID
15968
HAND ID
4F69-6654-BBBF-E3B1-D10A
IMDb ID
nm0638851
IdRef ID
198025696
KBR person ID
14136020
Lambiek Comiclopedia artist ID
n/nijs
MutualArt artist ID
2338AE5476239BB7
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX4931372
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
071033254
ODIS ID
PS_78317
RKDartists ID
93355
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJht6Y94VyFkTJgfWwWRrq

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 4
film director, screenwriter, draftsperson, comics artist
Place of death 2
Belgium, Wilrijk
Country of citizenship 1
Belgium
Educated at 1
Royal Academy of Fine Arts
Instance of 1
human
Notable work 1
Jommeke
Place of birth 1
Berchem
Sex or gender 1
male
Works by author 1
Jommeke
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Summary

Jef Nys was born on January 30, 1927[1], in Berchem[2]. He died on October 20, 2009[3], in Belgium[4]. He worked as a draftsperson[5], comics artist[6], screenwriter[7], film director[8], and cartoonist[9].

Why It Matters

Works attributed to Jef Nys include Jommeke[23], a comic strip[24], founded in 1955[25].

FAQs

Where was Jef Nys born?

Jef Nys's place of birth was Berchem[2].

Where did Jef Nys die?

Jef Nys passed away in Belgium[4].

Who were Jef Nys's parents?

Jef Nys's father was Hendrik Nys[11].

What did Jef Nys do for work?

Jef Nys worked as a draftsperson[5], comics artist[6], screenwriter[7], film director[8], and cartoonist[9].

Where did Jef Nys go to school?

Jef Nys was educated at Royal Academy of Fine Arts[15].

Related Entities

Belgium

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [18] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . knack.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 23h ago · Printstream · 2026-11-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65773: add GND as source to unsourced or imported places and occupations"
  2. 13w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Berchem
    Educated at → Royal Academy of Fine Arts
    Place of death → Belgium, Wilrijk
    Copyright status as a creator → works protected by copyrights
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