Austrian cartoonist-satirist - Fritz Schönpflug.

Fritz Schönpflug was born in June 15, 1873 in Vienna. He was an Austrian cartoonist, painter, graphic artist and postcard artist.

He was co-founder and artistic director of the humorous weekly "Die Muskete" (1905 - 1941), but also worked for other magazines, such as the Vienna Flying Leaves, the Vienna Figaro, the "Bomb" and the Sketch from London. He was also an excellent horse illustrator.

As a postcard artist, he is known for his depictions of Viennese types and caricatures of life in the Austro-Hungarian army. For the Vienna postcard publisher Brüder Kohn Wien (B.K.W.I.), he created around 1000 templates. Schönpflug also designed advertising posters, including warnings for passengers of the Vienna trams and cover drawings of brochures.

Schönpflug was a member of the Vienna Künstlerhaus from 1906 to 1936, and in 1949 he was awarded the title of professor. He is buried in an honorary dedicated grave in Baumgartner cemetery