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All about Gerald Ganglbauer
About Gerald Ganglbauer
Born 24 February 1958 in Graz, Austria, as Horst Gerald Ganglbauer; Johannes Kepler High School (first programming in BASIC and FORTRAN computer languages), 1977-1978 Course in Office/Time and Efficiency Management (REFA), Civil Engineering at Ortwein College (Certificate 1979), Studies at Technical University of Graz (Process Engineering) and University of Graz (Akademischer Medienfachmann, Studies of Mass Media Communication, Journalism, Media Sociology, Public Relations, Advertising, Print Media, and Book Publishing, Degree 1986); after some years in Vienna, since 1989 in Sydney, Australia, Diploma at the SIT (Information Technology, Microsoft Visual Studio, ASP.NET, C#, SQL Database Server, Distinction 2006).


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Diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease in 2006, he retired from the active work force and dedicates his life to pro bono and volunteer work as Convenor of the Parkinson's NSW Ultimo Support Group, and InterNations Ambassador for Sydney. Gerald is also member of the board of directors of the World Federation of Austrians Abroad (AÖWB).
  • Dual Citizen (awarded Australian citizenship in 1995)
  • 1969-1973 Grazer Keplerspatzen (boys choir)
  • 1980-1981 Ambulance Driver (Red Cross National Service)
  • 1989-1993 Operated 4WD Tours throughout Australia
    (Waratah Adventure: Alice Springs, Cairns, Darwin, Whitsunday Islands etc)
  • Designed, produced, and published 24 books in print, some of which have won literary awards
  • Published books and a bilingual literary magazine online since the early days of the internet
  • Wrote articles, essays and short stories for magazines, newspapers and radio; key note speaker at conferences

Austria Center Vienna
Photo: Wiener + Hentschläger, Vienna 2003

  • Magazine editor (Perspektive 1982-1984, ZeitSCHRIFT 1987-1988, Gangway from 1996)
  • Book editor (with Andreas Puff-Trojan: Textwechsel, Sonderzahl Verlag, Vienna 1992)
  • Translator (Australian essays, short stories and poems into the German language)
  • Travelled all over Europe from as young as 16, and then the world after high school, still travelling...

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