Franz Donat Stehmann

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Franz Donat Stehmann (born May 23, 1890 or 1891 in Ruhla ; † July 16, 1960 in Santo Ângelo ) was a German writer .

The son of a meerschaum pipe manufacturer completed an apprenticeship as a baker in Mühlhausen . At the age of 16 he went to sea as a cabin boy. He settled in Brazil and roamed the country until 1914. From 1921 he lived as a baker in Santo Ângelo. His travel experiences formed the basis of three books which he published under the pseudonym Franz Donat and which were published several times. From 1931 he owned a bakery and a farm.

Fonts

  • Paradise and hell. The adventurous fate of a German in Brazil among the backwoods, diamond hunters, Indians, hermits and criminals. Published by Strecker and Schröder, Stuttgart 1926.
    • Excerpts under the title: In the river area of ​​the Amazon. Heckners Verl., Wolfenbüttel 1929.
  • At campfires of German vagabonds in South America. Strecker & Schröder, Stuttgart 1927.
  • Georg and Isabella. A book of struggle and love. Strecker & Schröder, Stuttgart 1928.

literature

  • Jens Kirsten: Franz Donat-Stehmann . In: Literaturland Thuringia .
  • Reinhard Müller: Donat, Franz . In: German Literature Lexicon. The 20th century. Biographical-Bibliographical Handbook . Vol. 6. KG Saur, Zurich 2004, Sp. 443 f.
personal data
SURNAME Donat Stehmann, Franz
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Stehmann, Franz; Donat, Franz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German writer
DATE OF BIRTH May 23, 1890 or 1891
PLACE OF BIRTH Ruhla
DATE OF DEATH July 16, 1960
Place of death Santo Angelo