- Creator of the beloved Swedish comic strip character 91:an Karlsson.
- He was known as a very shy man without remarkably many social contacts; he reportedly never got over the loss of his wife, and during the last years of his life, he developed an increasing addiction to alcohol.
- His 91:an Karlsson was the first Swedish comic strip character to take the step onto the silver screen; later, other well known characters such as Kronblom and Biffen & Bananen would also appear in full-length features.
- When in the Swedish military during the second world war, he fell asleep during guard duty, which resulted in imprisonment for Petersson. Petersson wrote to the Swedish king Gustaf V to plea for mercy, which the king granted. According to a legend, Gustaf V granted this because he liked the 91:an comic strip so much and just couldn't imagine a Christmas without the annual 91:an Christmas comic book.
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