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Frederick Haucke (December 7, 1908 – March 6, 1965), was a surrealist painter born in Kimberly, South Africa.

Early life
Haucke was born to German parents and emigrated to the united States as a child. He was educated at New York University and received a B.S. and M.S. in Abnormal Psychology. While teaching psychology at Yale University, he found it was easier to illustrate his psychological concepts with his drawings than to explain them in words, and, on March 29, 1931, he decided to abandon his teaching career and become a painter. He moved to Prince's Bay on Staten Island, where he worked as a machinist at the Bethlehem Steel shipyards by day, and painted at night.

Career
Haucke had four solo exhibitions at Perls Galleries in New York in the 1940s. He also exhibited alongside other famous artists of the time, such as

Personal Life
Haucke was married three times. His wives and children are occasionally portrayed in his paintings.