Herbert Sandberg, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Herbert Sandberg

German artist and caricaturist

Date of Birth: 18-Apr-1908

Place of Birth: Poznań, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland

Date of Death: 18-Mar-1991

Profession: artist, resistance fighter, university teacher

Nationality: Poland

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Herbert Sandberg (April 18, 1908 – March 18, 1991) was a German artist and caricaturist.
He was best known for his caricatures in the satirical magazine, Ulenspiegel, which he co-founded and art directed.
He is also well known for his drawings of Bertolt Brecht and for his column, Der freche Zeichenstift in the magazine, Das Magazin.
A member of the Communist Party, a Jew, and a German Resistance fighter, Sandberg spent 10 years in a Nazi prison and in Buchenwald concentration camp.
He conceived the idea for Ulenspiegel while a prisoner there and began working on it almost immediately on liberation.