Wilhelm Busch

Wilhelm Busch (1832–1908) was a German illustrator, caricaturist, and writer. He studied art in Düsseldorf, Antwerp, and Munich. From 1858 onward, he published illustrated stories with verses he had written himself in »Fliegende Blätter« and the »Münchener Bilderbogen«. He became widely known for his comic picture stories, especially »Max und Moritz«, one of his best-known works. Later in life, he also wrote prose, including »Der Schmetterling« and »Eduards Traum«. Busch died in 1908 in Mechtshausen near Seesen.