Wim van Wieringen, whose full name was Wim de Mooij van Wieringen, started his career at the famous Dutch Marten Toonder Studios. For Tom Poes Weekblad, the magazine published by the studio, he created 'Simpelman' (1947), which later appeared in newspaper Het Parool from 1962 to 1968. The strip also appeared in international newspapers, such as France-Soir in France. He also worked for radical leftist magazine 'De Vlam'. Later, Van Wieringen was employed at the magazine De Groene Amsterdammer. His final work, an illustrated booklet of his poems, appeared in 1995. On July 3rd, 1999, Wim van Wieringen passed away at the age of 83.
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