Pierre Probst (1913 in Mulhouse - April 12, 2007 in Suresnes) was a French cartoonist. He was known for his creation of the Caroline character, a heroine for children books.
Probst studied in the École des Beaux-Arts of Mulhouse. He did many jobs related to drawing, painting and photo-editing.
During World War II, he was captured. Probst escaped and returned to Lyon and Paris.
Since the creation of the series in 1953, 43 albums of Caroline were created and 38 millions copies of those albums were sold.
This girl of approximately seven years, blonde with pigtails, carries out an independent life among a band of friends: the dogs Bobby and Rusty, the cats Puff and Inky, the bear Bruno.