Background
Bischof, Günter Josef was born on October 6, 1953 in Mellau, Austria. Came to the United States, 1982. Son of Josef and Leopoldine (Feurstein) Bischof.
( After the breakup of the Habsburg Monarchy, the Austria...)
After the breakup of the Habsburg Monarchy, the Austrian-American relationship was one of a dwarf confronting a giant. America continued to offer a better life for many Austrian emigrants, while for America the small Austrian Republic was insignificant. However, there were times when Austria mattered geopolitically. During the post–World War II occupation of Austria, the US helped reconstruct Austria economically and was the biggest champion of its independence. During the Cold War, the US frequently used Austria as a mediator site for summit meetings. Austria adopted American mass-production models and consumerism, while its youth adopted American popular culture. Americanization and American preponderance also produced anti-American feelings. With Austria’s accession to the European Union at the end of the Cold War, it once again lost significance within Washington’s geopolitics.
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Bischof, Günter Josef was born on October 6, 1953 in Mellau, Austria. Came to the United States, 1982. Son of Josef and Leopoldine (Feurstein) Bischof.
Master of Arts, University New Orleans, 1980. Master of Philosophy, University Innsbruck, 1982. Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1983.
Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1989.
Teacher Gymnasium Bregenz, Austria, 1982. Teaching fellow Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1984-1989. Assistant professor University New Orleans, 1989-1994, associate professor, 1994-1999, professor, since 1999, associate director Eisenhower Center, 1989-1997, associate director Center Austria, 1997—2000, executive director, 2001—2002, director, since 2002, Marshall Plan professor of Austrian Studies, 2003—2004, since 2007.
Visiting professor University Munich, 1992-1994, University Innsbruck, 1993, 94, 2004, University Salzburg, Austria, 1998, University Vienna, 1998, Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010. Founding chairman board Austrian Marshall Plan Anniversary Foundation, 2000-2002, vice-chair, since 2002. Vice president, program chair World Affairs Council New Orleans, 2002-2003.
Department chair University New Orleans, 2006-2008. Presidential counselor National World World War II Museum, New Orleans, 2006. Board member Botstiber Institute Austrian-American Relations Dietrich W. Botstiber Foundation, 2008.
President Harvard Club Louisiana, 2008-2010. With Austrian Army, 1973-1974.
( After the breakup of the Habsburg Monarchy, the Austria...)
Member editorial board H-German, Internet Professor Group, 1997-2005. Co-editor: Eisenhower and the German POWs, 1992, Eisenhower: A Centenary Assessment, 1995, The Pacific War Revisited, 1997, Germany and the Marshall Plan, 1992, Contemporary Austrian Studies (19 vols. ) since 1993, Die Invasion in der Normandie 1944, 2001, Austria in the Twentieth Century, 2002, Österreich in der European Union - Bilanz einer Mitgliedschaft 1995-2000, 2003.
Author: Austria in the First Cold War 1945-1955, 1999, 80 Dollar: 50 Jahre Enterprise resource planning-Fonds und Marshall-Plan in Österreich, 1999, Kriegsgefangenschaft im Zweiten Weltkrieg, 1999, Cold War Respite: The Geneva Summit of 1955, 2000, Towards a European Constitution: A Historical and Political Comparison with the United States, 2005, Kriegsgefangene des Zweiten Weltkrieges: Gefangennahme-Lagerleben-Rvckkehr, 2005, Transatlantic Relations: Austria and Latin America in the 19th and 20th Centuries, 2006, Vor dem Sturm-The Soul of New Orleans. Fotografien von Michael P. Smith, 2006, Prager Fruhling. Das intemationale Krisenjahr 1968.
Beitraege und Dokumente 2 vols., 2008, 2008, Acadians and Cajuns: The Politics and Culture of French Minorities in North America, 2009. Images of the Marshall Plan: Film, Photographs, Exhibits, Posters, 2009.
The Prague Spring and the Warsaw Pact Invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968, 2010. Contributor articles to professional journals.
Private in Austrian Army, 1973-1974. Member American History Association, Organisation of America Historians, Society of Historians of America Foreign Rels., Austrian Association for American Studies, Harvard Club of Louisiana (secretary/treasurer 1997-1998).
Married Melanie Boulet, May 11, 1990. Children: Andrea Julia, Marcus Christopher, Alexander Carroll.