Marschang, Franz – Veterinarian, Writer, Journalist, Author
Franz Marschang was born in 1932 in Johannisfeld, not far from the Romanian-Yugoslavian border. He has been living in Heidelberg since 1977. After completing his studies of veterinary medicine in 1956 he worked as a veterinarian in the Banat and in the Dobrudscha (near the Black Sea coast), later also as university professor. During a three-year term as an editor of the »Neue Banater Zeitung« [“New Banat Newspaper”] the author started to write short stories, worked at different newspapers, and wrote five stage plays, which were published in the monthly »Volk und Kultur« [»people and culture«] produced in Bucharest). From 1991 Franz Marschang worked with the weekly newspaper “Der Donauschwabe” for more than a decade. In addition, several of his stories were published in anthologies, and he published three volumes of short stories. (Nick Tullius)
Am Wegrand der Geschichte. Eine zeitgeschichtliche Erzählung, Band I Morgenrot der Kolchose: BD I
Am Wegrand der Geschichte. Eine zeitgeschichtliche Erzählung / Im Netz der Staatsgüter: BD II
Am Wegrand der Geschichte. Zeitgeschichtliche Erzählung / Dreieinigkeit: Lehre, Forschung, Produktion: BD III
Am Wegrand der Geschichte: BD IV
Last updated: 07/23/2025