"1968-04-20Z"^^ . "Cartoonist" . "1968Z"^^ . "1877-02-26Z"^^ . . "Rudolph Dirks (February 26, 1877, Heide, Schleswig-Holstein Province \u2013 April 20, 1968, New York City) was one of the earliest and most noted comic strip artists, well known for The Katzenjammer Kids (later known as The Captain and the Kids).Dirks was born in Heide, Germany to Johannes and Margaretha Dirks. When he was seven years old, his father, a woodcarver, moved the family to Chicago, Illinois."@en . "Dirks, Rudolph"@en . "1877Z"^^ . .