Cabu

Jean Maurice Jules Cabut, known professionally as Cabu, was born on 13 January 1938 in France and died on 7 January 2015 in the attack on the Charlie Hebdo offices, where he worked as a staff cartoonist and shareholder. He is best remembered as a sharp-witted comic strip artist and caricaturist whose work spanned nearly five decades. Cabu began contributing to French magazines in the 1960s, and his most famous creation is the gangly, perpetually adolescent schoolboy *Le Grand Duduche*, a satirical take on the French education system and youth culture. He was a key figure at *Charlie Hebdo* and its predecessor *Charlie Mensuel*, and also drew for *Fluide Glacial* and *Spirou*. His signature style combined loose, energetic linework with a keen eye for political and social absurdity. Among his notable co-creations, he collaborated with writers and editors at *Charlie Hebdo* to produce biting, often controversial political cartoons. Cabu’s legacy is that of a fearless satirist whose work challenged authority and defended free expression; his murder during the 2015 attack cemented his status as a martyr for press freedom. He received posthumous recognition for his contributions to French culture and journalism.