Franz Bauer (Author)

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Franz Bauer (born May 2, 1901 in Nuremberg ; † December 8, 1969 there ) was a German dialect author and teacher.

Life and achievement

Franz Bauer was a primary school teacher and later rector at the Bismarck School in Nuremberg. He published educational books and also wrote amateur plays . He became known, however, with works on local history, books for young people dealing with local topics and, above all, his dialect texts . His poem about the "Christmas tree top" is still familiar to the people of Nuremberg today.

In 1970 Bauer was awarded the City of Nuremberg's Citizens' Medal.

death

Franz Bauer died in 1969 at the age of 68. In accordance with his wishes, he was quietly buried in the St. Johannisfriedhof (grave St. Johannis IIA / 010) in Nuremberg.

Works (selection)

Dialect texts

  • Zammkratzi. These are all kinds of verses in the beautiful Nuremberg dialect . Nuremberg 1936
  • Gloosperla. Groußi and Klanni poems in a Nuremberg style . Nuremberg 1941
  • Nuremberg Kinderlöidla , Nuremberg 1943
  • The Spilldusn. No more poems about Nuremberg . Nuremberg 1952
  • Bedtime treats. Nei Gedichtla and alti Lodnhüter affable Nuremberg . Nuremberg 1955
  • The cool boxes . Nuremberg 1958
  • Lachkabinettla. Gedichtla and Gschichtla in Nuremberg dialect . Nuremberg 1962

Local history texts

  • Old Nuremberg: sagas, stories and legends . Munich 1933
  • In Nuremberg dialect. A short literary history and blossom harvest . Munich around 1941
  • Heroes, ghosts and fools. A colorful collection of sagas, legends, stories and tales from Franconia . Munich 1954 (3rd edition)
  • Small Nuremberg local history for young and old . 3 parts. o. O. approx. 1957

Youth books

  • Ursula, the granddaughter of Veit Stoss . A story from the Middle Ages . Hanover 1941
  • Rita's lucky star. Youth book with illustrations by Christa W. Countess von der Schulenburg . For girls from 12 years . Berlin, Augsburg 1950
  • The Eppelein and his son. A story from the time of the robber barons . Hanover 1956
  • He carried the world in his hands. Life, deeds and adventures of the navigator, explorer and globe maker Knight Martin Behaim from Nuremberg . Eupen 1961
  • The sun of the night - Heinrich Goebel , the inventor of the light bulb . Munich 1964

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personal data
SURNAME Bauer, Franz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German dialect author and teacher
DATE OF BIRTH May 2, 1901
PLACE OF BIRTH Nuremberg
DATE OF DEATH December 8, 1969
Place of death Nuremberg