Background
Strelka, Joseph Peter was born in 1927 in Wiener Neustadt, Austria. Came to the United States, 1964, naturalized, 1976. Son of Joseph and Maria R. (Lisetz) Strelka.
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Joseph Peter Strelka, Austrian literature educator, author. Fellow Institute for Humanistic Studies; member International Musil Society (vice president since 1974), Humboldt Society (executive board since 1982), American College Professors Studying Austrian Literature (vice president since 1981), American Pen Club.
Education
Doctor of Philosophy, U. Vienna, Austria, 1950.
Career
Head municipal cultural department, City of Wiener Neustadt, 1950-1951; chairman of the section literary criticism, Institute fur Wissenschaft und Kunst, Vienna, 1952-1957; freelance literary critic, Austrian Broadcasting Corporation, 1955-1957; fellow, Theodor Koerner Foundation, 1959-1960; research fellow, Austrian Cultural Institute, Paris, 1959-1960; associate professor, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 1964-1965; professor German,, Pennsylvania State University, State College, 1966-1971; professor German,, State University of New York, Albany, since 1971. Visiting professor Free U. Berlin, 1980, U. Augsburg, Federal Republic Germany, 1981, U. Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, Republic South Africa, 1981, U.Parma, Italy, 1983.
Achievements
Membership
Member American Council for Study Austrian Literature (vice president since 1981), Humboldt Society (Executive Board since 1982), International Musil Society (vice president Executive Board since 1992), International Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists and Novelists association Club, Academy Scientiarum et Artium Europaea.
Connections
Married Brigitte Olga Vollmer, July 13, 1963. 1 child, Alexandra Claudia.
Education
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1950
Career
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1964 - 1965
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1966 - 1971
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1971 - 1997
Awards
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Recipient award Theodor Koener Foundation, 1955-1957, award City of Vienna, 1959, medal of Honor, City of Vienna, Austrian Cross for the Arts and Scis First Class, University Parma, 1983, Karl Konrad Polheim, educated:Sinn und Sinnbild. Two volunteer Festschrift in honor of Joseph P. Strelka, K.H. Auckenthaler-H.Rudnick-K.Weissenberger Ein Leben für Dichtung und Freiheit, Festschrift für Joseph P. Strelka, 1997, Izona Slawinski, Vahidin Preljevic, Robert Weijel: Der Mncmosyne Traume, 2007.Recipient award Theodor Koener Foundation, 1955-1957, award City of Vienna, 1959, medal of Honor, City of Vienna, Austrian Cross for the Arts and Scis First Class, University Parma, 1983, Karl Konrad Polheim, educated:Sinn und Sinnbild. Two volunteer Festschrift in honor of Joseph P. Strelka, K.H. Auckenthaler-H.Rudnick-K.Weissenberger Ein Leben für Dichtung und Freiheit, Festschrift für Joseph P. Strelka, 1997, Izona Slawinski, Vahidin Preljevic, Robert Weijel: Der Mncmosyne Traume, 2007.