Fridolin Tschudi
Fridolin Tschudi (born June 11, 1912 in Zurich ; † January 5, 1966 in Klosters / Canton of Graubünden ) was a Swiss writer .
Life
Fridolin Tschudi was after studying law and political science as a freelance journalist working. In addition, he wrote humorous , occasionally moderately critical poems in conventional rhyme form . He was best known for the poems that appeared on the front page of the newspaper Die Weltwoche from 1944 to 1966 . He also wrote texts for German and Swiss cabarets .
His verse forms for the comic series Ringgi und Zofi by illustrator Hugo Laubi , for which he provided volumes 1 to 18 with his verses, also gained greater fame . He found his final resting place in the Fluntern cemetery . His tomb was lifted.
Works
- The Seeker, Zurich 1944
- Tic-tac . Operetta (together with Fritz Schulz ). Zurich et al. 1947. Music: Paul Burkhard . Premiere 1944 Zurich
- The little fairy tale theater, Lucerne 1949
- Beloved Karoline, Zurich 1955
- She loves me, she doesn't love me ..., Zurich 1955
- Good moon ..., Zurich 1957
- The Parisian . Musical comedy (together with NO Scarpi ). Music: Paul Burkhard. Premiere 1957 Zurich
- Handbook of Merriment, Zurich 1958
- Smile rather than laugh, Zurich 1960
- Die Bergbahn, Basel 1962 (together with Moritz Kennel)
- Lyric lyre, Zurich 1962
- For your sake, Zurich 1964
- From reading with pleasure, Offenbach am Main 1964
- The fifteen fables, Zurich 1965
- Selected Verses, Zurich 1966
- Instead of flowers, Zurich 1967
- Cloud Latin, Zurich 1968
- Seven gentle lovebirds, Zurich 1969
- Medicine of the smile, Zurich 1976
- Long live life, Stäfa 1985
- Zurich 2000, Stäfa, Switzerland 1986
- Our animals, Stäfa 1988
- Be happy that we can live, Stäfa 1989
- Smile rather than laugh, Stäfa 2003
Translations
- Edward Gorey : The Doubtful Guest, Zurich 1961
- Ron Spillman : Kitten small ..., Rüschlikon-Zurich 1962
- Ron Spillman: Kittens are sweets, Rüschlikon-Zurich 1964
- Ron Spillman: Katzensprünge, Rüschlikon-Zurich 1965
literature
- Hans Ueli von Allmen, Stefan Koslowski: Fridolin Tschudi . In: Andreas Kotte (Ed.): Theater Lexikon der Schweiz . Volume 3, Chronos, Zurich 2005, ISBN 3-0340-0715-9 , p. 1973 f.
Web links
- Literature by and about Fridolin Tschudi in the catalog of the German National Library
- Fridolin Tschudi at linsmayer.ch, accessed on March 7, 2010
- Tanja Stenzl: Tschudi, Fridolin. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tschudi, Fridolin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 11, 1912 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zurich |
| DATE OF DEATH | 5th January 1966 |
| Place of death | Klosters-Serneus |