Cabu
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Cabu in Paris in 2008 | |
| Born | Jean Maurice Jules Cabut 13 January 1938 Châlons-en-Champagne, Marne, France |
| Died | 7 January 2015 (aged 76) Paris, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Area(s) | Cartoonist |
Notable works | Hara-Kiri Charlie Hebdo Le Canard enchaîné |
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Jean Maurice Jules Cabut (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ mɔʁis ʒyl kaby]; 13 January 1938 – 7 January 2015), known by the pen-name Cabu (pronounced [kaby]), was a French comic strip artist and caricaturist. He was murdered in the January 2015 shooting attack on the Charlie Hebdo newspaper offices. Cabu was a staff cartoonist and shareholder at Charlie Hebdo.