Eduard Thöny was a German caricaturist and illustrator known for his work for the journal Simplicissimus

Simplicissimus

Simplicissimus was a satirical German weekly magazine started by Albert Langen in April 1896 and published through 1967, with a hiatus from 1944-1954. It became a biweekly in 1964...

, to which he was invited to contribute by Albert Langen

Albert Langen

Albert Langen was a German publisher and founder of the satirical publication Simplicissimus.-Early years:...

. Born in Brixen

Brixen

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, he studied at the arts academy in Munich

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. His work for Simplicissimus included more than 2,500 pages of cartoons lampooning German society and the military. Thöny’s drawings would appear in the journal until it ceased publication in 1944.

In 1904 Thöny traveled to Marseilles, Algiers

Algiers

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, Tunis

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, Naples

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 and Rome

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 in company with fellow artists Ludwig Thoma

Ludwig Thoma

Ludwig Thoma was a German author, publisher and editor, who gained popularity through his partially exaggerated description of a Bavarian workday....

 and Rudolf Wilke

Rudolf Wilke

Rudolf Wilke was a German caricaturist and illustrator known for his work for the journal Simplicissimus, to which he was invited to contribute by Albert Langen. Before working for Simplicissimus, he had studied fine art at Munich and Paris and had set up a studio with Bruno Paul...

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In 1906 Thöny, along with Olaf Gulbransson

Olaf Gulbransson

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, Thoma, and Wilke, persuaded Langen to convert Simplicissimus into a joint stock company

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, thereby giving more power to the staff to control the journal's direction.

He died at Holzhausen

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 on the Ammersee

Ammersee

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