Peter-Ernst Eiffe
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also known as "Eiffe, der Bär" (german for 'Eiffe, the bear')
born 1941, died December 1982 near Hamburg, Germany
First Graffiti artist in Germany. Froze to death when he escaped a mental hospital during winter.
A few of his famous graffito, that were written onto street signs, walls and mailboxes:
-Eiffe for president, alle Ampeln auf gelb (Eiffe for president, all traffic lights to yellow).
-Herr Büning wird von Senator Schulz seit mehreren Jahren misshandelt (Mr. Buning has been abused by Senator Schulz for several years).
Eiffe is the predecessor of another famous Hamburg-born graffiti artist called "Oz".
