Franz Anton Schmider
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Franz Anton Schmider (pseudonym: Graf Magga ; * July 11, 1817 in Zell am Harmersbach ; † September 4, 1891 in Marbach ) was a modeler for porcelain, hotelier in New York, cigar manufacturer, dealer, inventor , founder of the "Lower Factory" the Zeller pottery and last operator of a station restaurant.
He is known from the story Der Graf Magga by Heinrich Hansjakob in his book Bauernblut .
Life
The parents were village farmers and half farmers in Biberach / Baden . They went to Zell in 1826 to work in the ceramics factory. As a schoolchild, Schmider helped his father in the factory when he was off school. As an apprentice, he was accepted into the model studio by the factory owner Gottfried Ferdinand Lenz and promoted. He married his illegitimate daughter Emilie (née Dreutler) on November 17, 1855. Their mother was the housekeeper at Lenz, but she did not want to marry Lenz. However, she arranged for her daughter to marry Schmider. His further life was changeable. As an artist he got rich and poor again, and then got money again. There was a dark phase of missing in Paris at the end of the 1850s. His wife brought him back to Zell, but the factory owner dismissed him.
He had six children with Emilie. Emilie died on November 7th, 1880. In 1882 Schmider had a family crypt laid out in Zell, as he had received a sum of 50,000 marks from the inheritance of Lenz due to the family relationships. The marble-topped grave still exists today. Walter Georg Waffenschmidt was buried there in 1980 and his daughter Felizitas Lehmann-Waffenschmidt , Schmider's great-granddaughter, in 2013 .
Schmider was a church councilor and member of the foundation council in Zell a. H.
Services
- As a modeller / ceramic specialist
For the ceramics factory, the forerunner of today's Zeller Keramik , he developed new shapes and models that were awarded prizes:
1864 “golden medal” (Karlsruhe Palace, Grand Duke), 1854 “award” (Munich exhibition), 1858 “gold coin” (Black Forest industrial exhibition).
He was one of the founding fathers of Zeller Keramik, because he founded the Lower Factory. In 1861 he exhibited his products independently at a trade show or industrial exhibition. In 1869 he financed the first new construction of the lower factory in Zell.
- As a socially committed citizen
Around 1860 he ended the bad habit of a church administrator who always baptized all illegitimate children with the same name. He took over sponsorships for these children and ensured that the mothers could determine the names of their children.
- As an artist
For many years he inspired the citizens of Zell with carnival festivals. At times, rewritten Shakespeare dramas were performed under his direction. Quote: "The happiest days of your existence rest in the inventions of my spirit."
He also made sure that pieces were never performed that mocked living people.
Artist name / nickname
Schmider received the name Graf Magga after a trick he played on the postman von Stöcken in 1838 when he was 21 years old . On a trip to Strasbourg he presented himself as a high-ranking gentleman because he had money. During a rest in Gengenbach, he ordered “Magga” - wine instead of Malaga. (At that time it was a fashionable drink) Word got around and the name "Graf Magga" was born. He used the nickname skillfully and lived up to this "title" with his exemplary lifestyle and personal charisma.
Count Magga today
In 1980 there was a series of lectures on the city of Zell and Hansjakob's stories. "Count Magga" was emphasized very much.
In February 2010, on the 150th birthday of the fools' guild, the arrival of Count Magga in a carriage was presented in Haslach.
In March 2014, the episode for naming was shown on the occasion of the Zell Carnival (prize mask ball). The actors embodied Hansjakob and Count Magga. They received the 1st prize (couple mask).
In 2017 there were several events on the occasion of his 200th birthday.
literature
- Heinrich Hansjacob: Peasant blood. Hansjakob-Verlag of the city of Haslach im Kinzigtal, 1991.
- Bertram Sandfuchs: Exhibition catalog Zeller Keramik since 1794. City of Zell am Harmersbach and Historical Association, Zell am Harmersbach 1989, ISBN 3-923645-96-1 .
- Dieter K. Petri: Zell am Harmersbach - through the ages. Verlag Stadt Zell am Harmersbach, 2010, ISBN 978-3-00-032131-3 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Duden. Retrieved July 21, 2016 .
- ^ Website, History of Zeller Ceramics. Retrieved July 21, 2016 .
- ↑ Peasant blood
- ↑ a b "Peasant Blood". Retrieved July 20, 2016 .
- ↑ Various authors: Zeller Keramik since 1794 . In: City of Zell am Harmersbach and Historical Society Zell am Harmersbach (ed.): Exhibition catalog . Zell am Harmersbach 1989, ISBN 3-923645-96-1 , p. 65 .
- ^ Note to the Baden-Württemberg State Archives. Retrieved July 21, 2016 .
- ↑ Dieter K. Petri: Zell aH in the course of time . City of Zell, Zell aH 2010, ISBN 978-3-00-032131-3 .
- ↑ Peasant blood. Retrieved July 20, 2016 .
- ↑ Newspaper report pageant. Retrieved July 21, 2016 .
- ↑ website and newspaper article. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on January 17, 2016 ; accessed on July 21, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Schwarzwälder Post, March 8, 2014
- ↑ After 200 years, "Graf Magga" is walking through Zell again . In: News of the Ortenau - Offenburger Tageblatt . ( bo.de [accessed December 1, 2017]).
- ^ "Graf Magga" celebrated his 200th birthday with 30 guests in the "Bärenkeller" | Black Forest Post. Accessed December 1, 2017 (German).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schmider, Franz Anton |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Graf Magga, Toni caskets, Schmider model |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Shimmering figure of the Biedermeier period |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 11, 1817 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zell am Harmersbach |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 4, 1891 |
| Place of death | Marbach |