Fredy Sigg
Fredy Sigg (1923–1998) was a Swiss designer and cartoonist. He was known nationwide for his caricatures during the 1960s to 1980s. He was active as a free-lance graphicist and illustrator from 1947.
Fredy Sigg
- Name
- Fredy Sigg
- Born
- 1923
- Birthplace
- Switzerland
- Died
- 1998
- Occupation
- Designer, cartoonist
- Known for
- caricatures for Swiss newspapers (1960s–1980s)
- Spouse
- Tatjana Kürschner (m. 1948); Johanna Büchle (m. 1953); Edith Thalmann (m. 1961)
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Fredy Sigg (1923–1998) was a Swiss designer and cartoonist. He was known nationwide for his caricatures during the 1960s to 1980s. He was active as a free-lance graphicist and illustrator from 1947.
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From 1958 he worked as a caricaturist for the Nebelspalter, Weltwoche and Beobachter newspapers, later also for Züri-Woche, Schweizerische Handelszeitung and Annabelle. Sigg married three times; Tatjana Kürschner (1948), Johanna Büchle (1953) and Edith Thalmann (1961).
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• Name — Fredy Sigg • Born — 1923 • Birthplace — Switzerland • Died — 1998 • Place of death — Switzerland • Occupation — Designer, cartoonist • Known for — caricatures for Swiss newspapers (1960s–1980s) • Spouse — Tatjana Kürschner (m. 1948); Johanna Büchle (m. 1953); Edith Thalmann (m. 1961)
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1923
Fredy Sigg was born on 1 July 1923.
1998
Fredy Sigg died on 1 July 1998.
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Bern.
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Zurich.
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