Friedrich Hechelmann

Friedrich Hechelmann was born in 1948 in Isny im Allgäu, Germany. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna and worked as a painter and book illustrator. Books named in connection with his illustration work include Michael Ende’s *Momo* and Selma Lagerlöf’s *The Wonderful Adventures of Nils*. He also published the novels *Manolito*, *Livia*, and *Panthea*.