Hans Jürgen Press
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Hans Jürgen Press was a German
illustrator and writer of children's books. Many of his books contain stories and puzzles in which the reader searches the illustrations for clues to the mystery.
Press was imprisoned in Algeria
, England and the USA during World War II. He moved to Hamburg
in 1944 and attended the Hochschule für Bildende Künste.
In 1953 he began to illustrate for "sternchen", the children's supplement of German magazine stern
. He invented "Der kleine Herr Jakob", a little man with moustache and bowler hat who never talked but whose comic strips were commented in verse. The Adventures of the Black Hand Gang was a combination of story and illustration which appeared in weekly chapters, the solution to this week's riddle was given the next week.
Press was one of the inventors of the "Wimmelbild", a genre of illustration deliberately overcrowded with detail, to pleasure children on their search for a certain item. He also wrote and illustrated books about science and numerous puzzle and play books for children.
His son, Julian Press, is also an author and illustrator.
n secret society formed and active in the 1910s. Their most spectacular mission was the assassination of Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria in June 1914, sparking the events which led to the First World War.
Germany
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illustrator and writer of children's books. Many of his books contain stories and puzzles in which the reader searches the illustrations for clues to the mystery.
Press was imprisoned in Algeria
Algeria
Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
, England and the USA during World War II. He moved to Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
in 1944 and attended the Hochschule für Bildende Künste.
In 1953 he began to illustrate for "sternchen", the children's supplement of German magazine stern
Stern (magazine)
Stern is a weekly news magazine published in Germany. It was founded in 1948 by Henri Nannen, and is currently published by Gruner + Jahr, a subsidiary of Bertelsmann. In the first quarter of 2006, its print run was 1.019 million copies and it reached 7.84 million readers according to...
. He invented "Der kleine Herr Jakob", a little man with moustache and bowler hat who never talked but whose comic strips were commented in verse. The Adventures of the Black Hand Gang was a combination of story and illustration which appeared in weekly chapters, the solution to this week's riddle was given the next week.
Press was one of the inventors of the "Wimmelbild", a genre of illustration deliberately overcrowded with detail, to pleasure children on their search for a certain item. He also wrote and illustrated books about science and numerous puzzle and play books for children.
His son, Julian Press, is also an author and illustrator.
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Black Hand
The Black Hand Gang, Black Hand Society or the Black Hand are also names given to the SerbiaSerbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
n secret society formed and active in the 1910s. Their most spectacular mission was the assassination of Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria in June 1914, sparking the events which led to the First World War.