Piet Hein biographical minicomic for Principia Magazine

Danish erudite and inventor who devoted his life to mathematics, design and poetry.

Descendant of Piet Pieterszoon, the 17th-century naval hero.

After the German occupation of Denmark, he joined the Resistance using his favorite weapon: words.His first 'gruk' became an anti-fascist mantra.

(Written on the wall: 

“Losing one glove is certainly painful,
but nothing compared to the pain,
of losing one, throwing away the other,
and finding the first one again.

KUMBEL KUMBELL (pseudonym)”)

After the liberation he created the superellipse, which would become the hallmark of modern Scandinavian architecture.

He is also de creator of games such as soma cube, tower, hex, pyramistery, qrazy cube, tactix, etc. 

He was a friend of Martin Gardner, known for his recreational math books.