Wilhelm Busch





Wilhelm Busch

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born
April 15, 1832 in Germany

died
January 09, 1908


About this author

Wilhelm Busch was an influential German caricaturist, painter, and poet who is famed for his satirical picture stories with rhymed texts.

After initially studying mechanical engineering and then art in Düsseldorf, Antwerp, and Munich, he turned to drawing caricatures. One of his first picture stories, Max and Moritz (published in 1865), was an immediate success and has achieved the status of a popular classic and perennial bestseller.


Average rating: 3.89 · 580 ratings · 34 reviews · 72 distinct works
Max und Moritz: Eine Bubeng...
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3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 463 ratings — published 1865 — 54 editions
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Das große farbige Wilhelm B...
4.19 of 5 stars 4.19 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1981 — 6 editions
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Die fromme Helene
3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2002 — 5 editions
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Hans Huckebein, der Unglück...
4.23 of 5 stars 4.23 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2003
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Sämtliche Werke und eine Au...
4.44 of 5 stars 4.44 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1982 — 2 editions
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Wilhelm Busch   Lebensweish...
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Jesus: Our Destiny
4.2 of 5 stars 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1993 — 4 editions
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Das grosse Wilhelm Busch Al...
4.67 of 5 stars 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings
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Das Grosse Wilhelm Busch Al...
5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2001
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Tobias Knopp
5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1974
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“So geht es mit Tabak und Rum: Erst bist du froh, dann fällst du um.”
Wilhelm Busch

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