Origins & Early Life

René Goscinny (French: [ʁəne ɡɔsini]; Polish: [ɡɔɕˈt͡ɕin.nɘ̟] ; 14 August 1926 – 5 November 1977) was a French comic editor and writer, who created the Asterix comic book series with illustrator Albert Uderzo. Born in France to a Jewish family from Poland, he spent his childhood in Argentina where he attended French schools and later lived in the United States for a short period of time. There he met Belgian cartoonist Morris. After his return to France, they collaborated for more than 20 years on the comic series Lucky Luke (in what was considered the series' golden age).

Pivotal Works & Achievements

He wrote Iznogoud with Jean Tabary. Goscinny also wrote a series of children's books known as Le Petit Nicolas ("Little Nicolas") illustrated by Jean-Jacques Sempé. Goscinny was born in Paris in 1926 to Jewish immigrants from Poland. His parents were Stanisław Simkha Gościnny, a chemical engineer from Warsaw, and Anna (Hanna) Bereśniak-Gościnna from Chodorków (modern-day Khodorkiv), a small village near Kiev in Ukraine. Goscinny's maternal grandfather, Abraham Lazare Berezniak, founded a printing company.

Enduring Legacy & Impact

Claude, Goscinny's older brother, was six years older, born on 10 December 1920. Stanisław and...

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