Hans Jürgen Press (1926 – 2002) 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.

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  • Hans Jürgen Press (1926 – 2002) 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.
  • Hans Jürgen Press war ein deutscher Schriftsteller und Zeichner. Nach Kriegsgefangenschaft in Algerien, England und USA zog Press 1944 nach Hamburg, wo er die Hochschule für Bildende Künste besuchte. Er wurde als Karikaturist, Illustrator und Kinderbuchautor bekannt. Ab 1953 zeichnete er für das Sternchen, die Kinderbeilage der Zeitschrift stern, und erfand die Figur „Der kleine Herr Jakob“, einen Herrn mit Melone, der wortlos Abenteuer in Comic Strips bestand, die mit gereimten Kommentaren versehen waren. Dort erschienen auch erstmals Die Abenteuer der »schwarzen hand«, aus Bild und Text kombinierte Mitratekrimis in Fortsetzungen, bei denen im Text jeweils Fragen gestellt wurden, die sich aus der genauen Beobachtung von Details in Press’ Zeichnungen lösen ließen. Press veröffentlichte zahlreiche Rätsel- und Spielbücher sowie Bücher zu den Themen Natur und Wissen. Er gilt als einer der Erfinder der Wimmelbilder, der in seinen ganzseitigen Illustrationen für Rätselbücher unzählbar viele Details versteckte. Sein Sohn Julian Press ist ebenfalls Autor und Illustrator.
  • Reduce dalla prigionia in Algeria, Inghilterra e Stati Uniti durante la seconda guerra mondiale, si trasferisce nel 1944 ad Amburgo dove frequenta la scuola di belle arti. Nel 1953 comincia la sua collaborazione con Sternchen il supplemento dedicato ai ragazzi della rivista Stern. In quegli anni nacque il suo personaggio più famoso, Il tenero Giacomo (in originale Der kleine Herr Jakob) le cui strisce vennero ospitate per anni anche in Italia sulle pagine de La Settimana Enigmistica. Scrisse anche diversi libri per ragazzi con per protagonista la banda della Mano Nera, gruppo di 4 bambini-detective e uno scoiattolo impegnati a risolvere crimini e misteri. Il tratto peculiare di questi libri è il coinvolgimento del lettore nell'indagine: il testo, scritto nelle pagine di sinistra, è accompagnato in quelle di destra da illustrazioni a fumetti molto dettagliate (Wimmelbild) in ognuna delle quali è nascosto un dettaglio necessario per l'avanzamento delle ricerche. Gli indizi vengono svelati solamente nella pagina successiva, all'interno del testo, impedendo di anticipare accidentalmente la soluzione. Le avventure della Mano Nera (Die Abenteuer der schwarzen Hand) è il primo di questi racconti ed è ormai fuori commercio.
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  • Hans Jürgen Press (1926 – 2002) 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.
  • Hans Jürgen Press war ein deutscher Schriftsteller und Zeichner. Nach Kriegsgefangenschaft in Algerien, England und USA zog Press 1944 nach Hamburg, wo er die Hochschule für Bildende Künste besuchte. Er wurde als Karikaturist, Illustrator und Kinderbuchautor bekannt.
  • Reduce dalla prigionia in Algeria, Inghilterra e Stati Uniti durante la seconda guerra mondiale, si trasferisce nel 1944 ad Amburgo dove frequenta la scuola di belle arti. Nel 1953 comincia la sua collaborazione con Sternchen il supplemento dedicato ai ragazzi della rivista Stern. In quegli anni nacque il suo personaggio più famoso, Il tenero Giacomo (in originale Der kleine Herr Jakob) le cui strisce vennero ospitate per anni anche in Italia sulle pagine de La Settimana Enigmistica.
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