Friedrich Candidus

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Friedrich "Fritz" Candidus (* 1904 in Darmstadt ; † in July 1986 in Bad Windsheim ) was a German homeland poet and senior teacher .

Life

Friedrich Candidus studied after attending high school theology and began in 1926 his religious career in the Mark Brandenburg . After a posting to Brazil , he left the church service in 1928 and became an actor , propagandist and substitute in a department store. During the Second World War , Candidus became a soldier in 1940; In 1945 he was released from Holland . Then he entered the Bavarian school service and became a teacher. He started his first job in Laubenzedel near Gunzenhausen before becoming a teacher in Merkendorf in April 1946 .

In addition to school service, Candidus was involved in local associations. He encouraged the foundation of the Merkendorf u. Around 1949 e. V. , which he also directed for many years and was part of the Merkendorf 1866 e. V. , of which he was an honorary member.

His great love was home care : He researched the local history, wrote articles for the local newspaper Altmühl-Bote in Gunzenhausen and published the article "Drive to Merkendorfer Krautland" in the issue of the Mittelfränkische Heimatbogen .

Candidus was a teacher in Merkendorf from 1946 until his retirement. During the holidays he traveled all over Europe with his caravan , even when he was already retired - the last time at the age of 78. In 1984 he and his wife - who had given birth to two boys - moved to a nursing home in Bad Windsheim, where he died in July 1986.

Fritz Candidus wrote many poems, songs and a play about his hometown Merkendorf.

Works

  • Merkendorfer Heimatlied
  • Merkendorfer Heimatgedicht
  • Merkendorfer herb song
  • Merkendorfer Kraut (play; world premiere at Heimatabend in the TSV-Halle, 1951)

literature

  • Wilhelm Koch : A local poet from Merkendorf and the herb . In: Merkendorfer herb in the past and present . Merkendorf 2008, pp. 164-166.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Wilhelm Koch: A local poet from Merkendorf and the herb . In: Merkendorfer herb in the past and present . Merkendorf 2008, pp. 164-166.
  2. ^ Wilhelm Koch, Heinrich Helmreich: Appendix . In: Merkendorf - historic small town in the Franconian Lake District . Merkendorf 1988, pp. 366-367.
  3. ^ Wilhelm Koch: A local poet from Merkendorf and the herb . In: Merkendorfer herb in the past and present . Merkendorf 2008, pp. 165-166.
personal data
SURNAME Candidus, Friedrich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Candidus, Fritz (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German local poet and teacher
DATE OF BIRTH 1904
PLACE OF BIRTH Darmstadt
DATE OF DEATH July 1986
Place of death Bad Windsheim