Franz Schaub

This article describes the author Franz Schaub; the astronomer and oceanographer Franz Schaub is described under Franz von Schaub .

Franz Schaub (born May 14, 1914 in Aschaffenburg ; † June 8, 2002 there ) was a German author and journalist .

Life

After his studies, local newspapers published Schaub's first short stories. After military service and returning from captivity, he began studying theater studies in Munich at the age of 44. He earned his living with contributions for the Bavarian radio and articles in literary magazines. In 1951 his first book Beloved Little City was published , a reminiscence of his hometown. During a longer stay in Switzerland, he lived in Geneva and wrote the book Gandria. Island of silence on Lake Lugano , illustrated by the Swiss painter Fritz Meijer (1900–1975). He was best known with the anti-war story The Great Peace of Krassnikowa , published in 1965 , in which he processed his own experiences as a soldier in Russia.

In the 1960s, Schaub also worked as a dramaturge and editor in Frankfurt am Main. In the 1970s he worked as a freelance journalist mainly for the Main-Echo and the Würzburger Volksblatt. He produced numerous features , audio images and radio plays for BR and Südwestfunk , including Pompeij in Aschaffenburg and Kurt Tucholsky and his Franconian journey , as well as a contribution about the artist Christian Schad with Das Künstlerhaus im Spessart .

In his last creative years he published several travel and hiking guides on the Spessart and the area around Aschaffenburg. His grave is in the Aschaffenburg old town cemetery.

Works (selection)

• The great Krassnikowa Peace. Walltor-Verlag Brückel, Giessen 1958
• Gandria: island of silence on Lake Lugano. Walltor-Verlag, Giessen 1959
• The story of Maria Goretti . Pattloch, Aschaffenburg 1975, ISBN 3-557-91116-0
• Robber ballad, a historical story from Spessart and Odenwald. Pattloch, Aschaffenburg 1980, ISBN 3-557-92004-6
• Wunderhorn and Wundervogel. A romantic composition. Seubert, Nürnberg 1990, ISBN 3-926849-06-1 .
• Silent Night, Holy Night: The Story of a World Famous Song . Husum Verlag , Husum 1992, ISBN 3-88042-616-3 .
• At the Spessartlug. Stories and memories from the Spessart Chronicle. Husum printing and publishing company, 1994, ISBN 3-88042-660-0
• It is already getting dark in the heather . Poet, composer and collector of the most beautiful German folk songs. Husum 1995, ISBN 3-88042-724-0
• Sightseeing flight over Aschaffenburg 50 years ago. Wartberg-Verlag, Gudensberg-Gleichen 2001, ISBN 3-8313-1002-5

Web links

• Literature by and about Franz Schaub in the catalog of the German National Library

source

• Main-Echo report no.156 from June 12, 2002