Athos Careghi
Born1939
OccupationItalian humour cartoonist

Athos Careghi (Correggio 1939),[1] is an Italian cartoonist of emilian origin. He is an autodidact and works and lives in Milan.

Biography

He worked for newspapers in Belgium and the Netherlands and was a worker in a rubber factory and a miner in a coal mine. Back in Italy he started studying and working as a typist and eventually graduated in Economics and commerce.[2]

He does not use words (or balloons) in his cartoons and is nicknamed "Silence".

One of his most famous characters is Fra Tino, a young, joyful, candid and speechless monk. Now works for "IL GIORNALINO".

References

  1. "Biography Athos Careghi". lfb.it. Retrieved 2014-03-07.
  2. "Athos Careghi". lambiek.net. Retrieved 2021-01-14.


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