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Hansi

Hansi (1873–1951) was born Jean-Jacques Waltz in Colmar, in the French region of Alsace. A pro-French activist in a German-occupied area following the Franco-Prussian War, he worked as an artist and produced satirical drawings that mocked German authorities. In 1908, he began publishing under the pseudonym “Oncle Hansi,” or just “Hansi.” He was imprisoned several times, including in Leipzig in 1914, from where he escaped back to France to join the military during World War I. In 1941, the Gestapo nearly assassinated him, but he fled to Switzerland. He never recovered from his injuries and died in Colmar in 1951. He is a hero in Alsace, where his books and drawings are widely reproduced.

Books by Hansi :

My Alsace
Hardcover
$25.00

My Village
Translated by Hansi , C. J. Moore
Hardcover
$25.00



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