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Franz S. (Franz Seraphicus) Gschmeidler
1879–1972
An Austrian poet and journalist, he wrote lyric verse rooted in place, memory, and everyday feeling while also shaping local public life in Mödling. He is especially remembered for founding the newspaper Mödlinger Nachrichten and for books of poetry such as Heimat und Fremde.
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Heimat und Fremde : Gedichte
by Franz S. (Franz Seraphicus) Gschmeidler
About the author
Born in Vienna on March 12, 1879, Franz Seraphicus Gschmeidler became known as an Austrian lyric poet and journalist. He later settled in Mödling, where he was active not only as a writer but also as a local publishing figure, and he died there on May 11, 1972.
Gschmeidler is remembered above all as the founder of Mödlinger Nachrichten, a role that placed him at the center of the town's cultural and civic life. His work as a poet ran alongside his journalism, giving his writing a grounded, public-facing quality.
His books include Heimat und Fremde, a collection of poems published in 1920, as well as other volumes of verse such as Fallendes Laub and Es war einmal. His writing is associated with lyric poetry that reflects attachment to home, landscape, and personal feeling.