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Biographical
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Axel Dorscht
9 Second Avenue, Suite 2
Ottawa, ON K1S 2H2
Canada
Tel: (613) 233-8354
E-mail: a.dorscht@ihcmd.org
- Born, December 1939 in Essen, Germany.
- Grew up in rural Saarland (St. Wendel), an independent country under the control of
France after W.W.II. (The Saarland returned to Germany in 1957). Attended eight years
elementary school, in a French education system, with German as first language.
- In 1953, at age 13 entered the workforce as stockroom boy with multinational electrical
manufacturer BBC (now Swedish-Swiss multinational ABB), in Saarbruecken.
- In 1954, entered industrial electrician apprenticeship program with the same company. At
the same time, attended vocational school for 3 1/2 years. Completed the apprenticeship
program in 1958, with the same company in Cologne (the family moved back to Cologne in
1957) as certified journeyman industrial electrician.
- From 1958-1960, worked as electrician in industry, in production, construction and
maintenance, in housing construction, customer service, and with the city of Cologne
maintenance department.
- In 1960, joined the German Air Force for 4 1/2 years, working in air traffic control,
honorable discharge in 1964 with the rank of corporal.
- November 1965, immigrated alone to Canada. From 1965 to 1970 worked in logging in
Northern British Columbia, electrical manufacturing and housing construction in Vancouver,
potash mine construction in Saskatchewan, and traveled extensively in Canada, US, Mexico
and Europe.
- In 1970, returned to school at Vancouver City College (Vancouver, B.C.). Supported
studies through driving taxi for five years. After one year in science (physics,
chemistry, mathematics, calculus, algebra, geometry) switched to arts and social sciences
(English (composition, drama and poetry), anthropology, sociology, political science and
philosophy). In 1973 transferred to third year undergraduate studies at Simon Fraser
University (Vancouver, B.C.), taking philosophy (moral, ethics, logic, epistemology and
philosophy of science), anthropology, sociology, political science, German, French and
Spanish. Graduated in 1975, with a B.A. (Hon.) in political science.
- In 1975, entered M.A. program in political science also at Simon Fraser University.
Graduated in 1977, with a M.A. in international relations.
- In 1977, joined the Ph.D. program at the Department of Political Science, Carleton
University, Ottawa. In 1978, attended eight-week summer program in statistical analysis at
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and in 1979 attended four-week summer program in
research methods and statistical analysis at Essex University, Colchester, England.
Graduated in 1988, with a Ph.D. in political economy.
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