Franz Mathar

Franz Mathar (* 1936 in Monschau ) is a German graphic designer and writer.

family

Franz Mathar is the son of the writer Ludwig Mathar and the brother of Albertus Mathar, who is also active as a writer, with whom he has written and published several books together.

Subject area

The books of the Cologne-born Franz Mathar mainly deal with Cologne beer and the associated Cologne brewing history .

particularities

Franz Mathar, in cooperation with the Hans Sion Foundation , is considered to be the "inventor" of the Cologne Brewery Trail, which was set up in 1997 . The Kölner Brauhauswanderweg is now offered by the Kölner Brauerei-Verband eV as a guided tour or individually walked route with fixed and marked stations.

Publications

The Bachem Verlag has published the following books by Franz Mathar:

• Kölner Brauhauswanderwege - Südstadt, ISBN 978-3-7616-1814-1
• Kölner Brauhauswanderwege (with Albertus Mathar), ISBN 978-3-7616-2350-3
• Kölner Brauhauswanderweg - Old Town, ISBN 978-3-7616-1653-6
• Kölner Brauhauswanderwege - Northern Old Town, ISBN 978-3-7616-1763-2

The following books by Franz Mathars have been published by Greven Verlag Cologne :

• Cologne oases, ISBN 978-3-7743-0324-9
• Köbes, noch e Kölsch !, ISBN 978-3-7743-0296-9
• Prosit Colonia: The forgotten and the unforgotten breweries, beer and brewing houses in Cologne, ISBN 978-3-7743-0317-1
• Kölsche Bier- und Brauhaus (with Rudolf Spiegel), ISBN 978-3774302488

In 1976 Franz Mathar published the book Monschau - As it was in Droste Verlag , co-authored by Gerd Courts, ISBN 3770004183

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Die Monschauer Mathar at www.mathar-monschau.de, accessed on February 6, 2011
2. ↑ Franz Mathar in Bachem.de ( Memento of the original from April 21, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) 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.  
3. ↑ Kölner Brauhaus hiking trail