Herbert Holzing
German artist (1931–2000)
Herbert Holzing (1931-2000) was an artist and book illustrator.
Herbert Holzing has illustrated over 85 books and 120 bookcovers in his career. He especially gained fame because of his coverillustrations for Krabat by Otfried Preußler and Die Glocke vom grünen Erz. His work gained wide appreciation in the international press.
“Herbert Holzing” enters the record as german artist (1931–2000). Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Herbert, Holzing and German can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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Biographical claims are most persuasive when dates, appointments and relationships can be traced to records created close to the events described. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jun 14, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q105088. VIAF identifies the subject as 91761808. The Library of Congress control number is no2010018055. 3 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1931 and 2000.
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