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March 14, 2020 The Belgian artist René Follet, cartoonist and illustrator known by the stage name of Ref, died at the age of 88 in Brussels. The announcement of the disappearance was made by the Editions Daniel Maghen, with whom he published his latest illustrated books.Born in Brussels on April 10, 1931, Follet designed various Franco-Belgian comic series, including Edmund Bell, Steve Severin, Ikar, Ivan Zourine, Jean Valhardy, Gli Gypsies and Shelena. For the magazine "Lanciostory" he designed "Terrore", the life of Madame Tussauds.
Starting his career in the 1950s, Follet made his first comics for the magazines "Tintin" and "Spirou". He was also appreciated as an illustrator, especially of novels, which have been published in numerous countries. He illustrated Robert Louis Stevenson's "Treasure Island", Alexandre Dumas's "The Count of Monte Cristo", James Fenimore Cooper's "Last of the Mohicans", Jack London's "The Call of the Forest". In the 1960s he illustrated the "Books of Missionaries of Africa", with publications in 12 countries.