Mirko Szewczuk

Mirko Szewczuk, was born Volodymyr Szewczuk (born 20 September 1919 in Vienna; died 31 May 1957 in Hamburg, Germany) was a German cartoonist of Austrian-Ukrainian origin.

In 1941, he received an education as a draughtsman at a press propaganda company of the Wehrmacht.

He was employed in 1942 as a press cartoonist for the caricature agency Die Politische Zeichnung - Interpress.

Between 1946-49, he studied at the National Arts School of Hamburg and was a cartoonist for the weekly German newspaper "Die Zeit".

He then transferred to the daily newspaper Die Welt, where he worked until his death in Hamburg in 1957.