Fred Rodrian

Fred Rodrian (born July 14, 1926 in Berlin ; † May 25, 1985 ibid) was a German publishing director and children's book author .

Life

Gravestone for Fred Rodrian at the Stralau cemetery

Fred Rodrian was the son of a book printer and completed an apprenticeship as a reproduction photographer . After military service (1944/45) and captivity , he became a member of the SED and the FDJ in 1946, and from 1946 to 1952 he worked as an FDJ functionary in the field of cultural policy. From 1952 to 1955 he was an editor and then until 1974 chief editor at Kinderbuchverlag Berlin , which he led as director from 1975 until his death. Rodrian studied 1957/1958 at the literary institute "Johannes R. Becher" in Leipzig and 1970/1971 cultural politics at the Hans Marchwitza School of the Central Committee of the SED.

Since 1958 he has also been writing stories for children himself, which were illustrated by Werner Klemke , among others , and published in West Germany. He also wrote scripts, among others together with Anneliese Kocialek for the DEFA - fairy tale film Das Feuerzeug .

Rodrian was a corresponding member of the Academy of Pedagogical Sciences of the GDR .

Works

Children's books

• The Cloud Sheep (1958)
• The fairytale horse. A picture book story (1959)
• The Ducklings (1960)
• Felix and the pigeon Turr. A picture book story (1960)
• Hirsch Heinrich (1960)
• The swallow christine (1962)
• The rocket from Bummelsburg (1963)
• Minni and the cow Mariken (1966)
• We don't have a lion (1969)
• The chestnuts by Zodel (1970)
• Let's go to Fridolin (1971)
• The hares and the poacher Waldemar. The 777th Rabbit Story (1974)
• Paul and Janni Find Teddy (1978)
• The Prince with Black Feet (1979)
• The Robbers Go For A Bath (1980)
• Pantommel paints the sea (1980)
• The Mrs. Claus and Other Stories (1981)
• One cloud animal and four more. 5 picture book stories (1984)
• with Ingeborg Meyer-Rey : Who steals the bacon? (1984)

Autobiographical

• Written for the day. Notes, speeches, information (1985)

Awards (selection)

• Most beautiful book of the year (1958, 1960, 1962)
• Alex Wedding Medal (1962, 1976)
• Medal of Merit of the GDR (1964)
• Artur Becker Gold Medal (1969)
• Dr. Theodor Neubauer Medal (1974)
• Johannes R. Becher Medal in Gold (1975)
• Wilhelm Bracke Medal (1978)
• Patriotic Order of Merit in Silver (1984)

literature

• Gabriele Baumgartner, Dieter Hebig (Hrsg.): Biographisches Handbuch der SBZ / DDR. 1945–1990. Volume 2: Maassen - Zylla. KG Saur, Munich 1997, ISBN 3-598-11177-0 , p. 726.
• Carsten Wurm:  Rodrian, Fred . In: Who was who in the GDR? 5th edition. Volume 2. Ch. Links, Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-86153-561-4 .

Web links

Commons : Fred Rodrian  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Literature by and about Fred Rodrian in the catalog of the German National Library