Albert Schweitzer

Albert L. Schweitzer (November 28, 1921 – January 30, 2023) was an American artist. He was known for his work as a newspaper cartoonist for St. Louis Post-Dispatch. He illustrated its Weatherbird cartoon from 1981 to 1986.

Biography

Early life and education Schweitzer grew up in the Compton Heights neighborhood in St. Louis, Missouri. He was named after his father, a former prosecuting attorney and eventual president of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen.

Schweitzer attended Chaminade High School, St. Louis University, and the University of Missouri.

Schweitzer was in the United States Marine Corps in the 1940s. He served as a gunner on the South Dakota. He was the first artist to consistently draw the character in color. He lost some newspapers due to his liberal stance on civil rights and his refusal to change his cartoons to the liking of southern editors.

Schweitzer lived in Brentwood, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis. He was married and had two sons, Albert and Peter. Helene Soule Schweitzer, his wife, predeceased him in 2008.

Schweitzer died on Monday, January 30, 2023. He was buried at Resurrection Cemetery.