Eduardo Teixeira Coelho
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Eduardo Teixeira Coelho was a Portuguese
comic book artist best known for his adventure series Ragnar le Viking. In some of his early work he used the pseudonym Martin Sievre.
Born in Terceira island, in the Azores
, Coelho's career began, wen he moved to the Mainland Portugal. His most notable work there was for the magazine Mosquito, beginning in 1943. He moved to Brazil
in the 1950s and taught at the Pan-American School of Art in São Paulo
. In 1955 he moved to France
and for the next several decades worked on a number of series, many of them for the magazine Vaillant, including Ragnar.
Coelho died in Florence
, aged 86, where he had lived for several years.
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
comic book artist best known for his adventure series Ragnar le Viking. In some of his early work he used the pseudonym Martin Sievre.
Born in Terceira island, in the Azores
Azores
The Archipelago of the Azores is composed of nine volcanic islands situated in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean, and is located about west from Lisbon and about east from the east coast of North America. The islands, and their economic exclusion zone, form the Autonomous Region of the...
, Coelho's career began, wen he moved to the Mainland Portugal. His most notable work there was for the magazine Mosquito, beginning in 1943. He moved to Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
in the 1950s and taught at the Pan-American School of Art in São Paulo
São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
. In 1955 he moved to France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
and for the next several decades worked on a number of series, many of them for the magazine Vaillant, including Ragnar.
Coelho died in Florence
Florence
Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area....
, aged 86, where he had lived for several years.