Friedrich Karl Waechter (1937 - 2005) was born in Danzig (now Poland). Since 1962 he lived in Frankfurt am Main, working first as a graphic artist and later as a free-lancer for various newspapers and magazines, including a number of satirical publications. In 1966 he published his first volume of drawings and cartoons. His famous Anti-Shockheaded Peter was published in 1970. In addition to drawing, Waechter worked for the stage and for films. In 1999 he received the ›German Youth Literature Prize‹ for The Red Wolf.