Kurt Westergaard
Danish cartoonist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kurt Westergaard (born Kurt Vestergaard; 13 July 1935 – 14 July 2021) was a Danish cartoonist. He was known for creating the controversial cartoon of a terrorist, although not the Islamic prophet Muhammad, wearing a bomb in his turban.[1] Westergaard was born in Døstrup, Denmark.
On 1 January 2010, a 28-year-old Somali Muslim intruder armed with an axe and knife entered Westergaard's house.[2] Westergaard was unharmed because of tight security and the intruder was shot by police.[3]
Westergaard died on 14 July 2021 in Copenhagen, one day after his 86th birthday.[4]