Marie-Louis-Georges Colomb was a French botanist, science populariser, and a pioneer of French comics, known as bandes dessinées.
Under the pseudonym Christophe, Colomb created comics that were popular among the French intelligentsia, yet were... Wikipedia
Born: May 25, 1856, Lure, France
Died: January 3, 1945 (age 88 years), Nyons, France
Children: Pierre Colomb
Education: École Normale Supérieure