100 years Grandpa Hops!

If Henryk Jerzy Chmielewski were alive (he died on January 22, 2021), he would celebrate his 100th birthday today. The genius creator of the comic adventures of Tytus, Romek and A'Tomek was born on June 7, 1923.

Known to fans of his work under the pseudonym Papcio Chmiel, he provided a lot of joy in the pages of the scout newspaper "Świat Młodych", and over time also in full-size comic books.

His books are still very popular, and the adventures of Tytus, Romek and A'Tomek have even had their theatrical and film versions.

As a representative of the generation born at the beginning of the Second Polish Republic, Henryk Jerzy Chmielewski had to find himself in the conditions of the German occupation. From 1943, he was active in the structures of the Home Army (under the pseudonym "Jupiter"), and in the following year he took part in the Warsaw Uprising. The house where Chmielewski was born was destroyed by the Germans during the Warsaw Uprising and was never rebuilt. The Barbican was built in its place, which is why he used to say that he was born in the Barbican.

In the photo: Papcio Chmiel against the background of his own mural (2009)

If Henryk Jerzy Chmielewski were alive (he died on January 22, 2021), he would celebrate his 100th birthday today. The genius creator of the comic adventures of Tytus, Romek and A'Tomek was born on June 7, 1923.

Known to fans of his work under the pseudonym Papcio Chmiel, he provided a lot of joy in the pages of the scout newspaper "Świat Młodych", and over time also in full-size comic books.

His books are still very popular, and the adventures of Tytus, Romek and A'Tomek have even had their theatrical and film versions.

As a representative of the generation born at the beginning of the Second Polish Republic, Henryk Jerzy Chmielewski had to find himself in the conditions of the German occupation. From 1943, he was active in the structures of the Home Army (under the pseudonym "Jupiter"), and in the following year he took part in the Warsaw Uprising. The house where Chmielewski was born was destroyed by the Germans during the Warsaw Uprising and was never rebuilt. The Barbican was built in its place, which is why he used to say that he was born in the Barbican.

In the photo: Papcio Chmiel against the background of his own mural (2009)

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