Kladderadatsch
The magazine's front cover on 9 July 1848, with the grinning boy that became its trademark | |
| Categories | Satire |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Weekly |
| Founder | Albert Hoffman David Kalisch |
| Founded | 1848 |
| First issue | 7th May 1848 |
| Final issue | 1944 |
| Country | Germany |
| Based in | Berlin |
| Language | German |
Kladderadatsch (German pronunciation: [kladəʁaˈdat͡ʃ]; lit. 'Chaos') was a satirical German-language magazine first published in Berlin on 7 May 1848. It appeared weekly or as Kladderadatsch put it: "daily, except for weekdays." It was founded by Albert Hofmann and David Kalisch, the latter the son of a Jewish merchant and the author of several works of comedy. Publication ceased in 1944.