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Gerhard P. Bassler (June 2, 1937 – March 26, 2023) was a German-Canadian writer and professor. He was a specialist in German and Canadian migration history.[1] His book Vikings to U-Boats: the German Experience in Newfoundland and Labrador won the Rogers Cable Non-Fiction Award, which is a part of the Newfoundland Book Awards.[2][3]

Bassler died on March 26, 2023 in St. John's, Newfoundland at the age of 85.[4]

Life

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Bassler was born in Stuttgart, Germany in 1937.[5] He earned a Ph.D in European and American history from the University of Kansas.[6] He emigrated to Newfoundland in 1965.[7] Bassler was a professor of history at the Memorial University of Newfoundland from 1965 to 2002.[5] He became a professor emeritus at the Memorial University in 2003.[8]

Works

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  • The German Canadians 1750-1937: Immigration, Settlement, and Culture (1986)[9]
  • The German Canadian Mosaic Today and Yesterday: Identities, Roots, and Heritage (1991)[5]
  • Sanctuary Denied: Refugees from the Third Reich and Newfoundland Immigration Policy 1906-1949 (1992)[10][11]
  • Alfred Valdmanis and the Politics of Survival (2000)[12]
  • Vikings to U-Boats: the German Experience in Newfoundland and Labrador (2006)
  • Escape Hatch: Newfoundland's Quest for German Industry and Immigration, 1950-1970 (2017)[8][13]
  • Develop or Perish (2017)[14][7]

Awards

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  • 2007 Newfoundland and Labrador Book Award for Vikings to U-Boats: the German Experience in Newfoundland and Labrador[2][3]
  • Shortlisted for the 2018 Heritage and History Book Award for Escape Hatch: Newfoundland's Quest for German Industry and Immigration[15]

References

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  1. ^ "Gerhard P. Bassler". Flanker Press | A bright spark in Newfoundland and Labrador publishing. Retrieved 2020-08-27.
  2. ^ a b "Gerhard P. Bassler, Vikings to U-Boats Wins WANL Rogers Cable Non-fiction Award". McGill-Queen's University Press. 2007-06-05. Retrieved 2020-08-27.
  3. ^ a b "Newfoundland and Labrador Book Awards - Previous Recipients". Atlantic Book Awards. Retrieved 2020-08-27.
  4. ^ {{Cite web|title=Gerhard Paul Bassler Obituary|url=https://www.carnells.com/obituaries/gerhard-paul-bassler-phd/https://www.carnells.com/obituaries/gerhard-paul-bassler-phd/website=Carnells {{!}
  5. ^ a b c "Bassler, Gerhard P. | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2020-08-27.
  6. ^ "Gerhard Bassler". www.breakwaterbooks.com. Retrieved 2020-08-27.
  7. ^ a b "Writing World: Gerhard P. Bassler – Newfoundland Herald". The Newfoundland Herald. 2018-08-24. Retrieved 2020-08-27.
  8. ^ a b "Q&A: New book sheds light on Newfoundland's quest for German industry, immigration". CBC News. 2017-03-04. Retrieved 2020-08-27.
  9. ^ "The German Canadians 1750-1937". Breakwater Books. Retrieved 2020-08-27.
  10. ^ "Pam Frampton: No sanctuary here". Saltwire Network. Retrieved 2020-08-27.
  11. ^ "Sanctuary denied : refugees from the Third Reich and Newfoundland immigration policy, 1906-1949 / Gerhard P. Bassler. - Collections Search - United States Holocaust Memorial Museum". United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Retrieved 2020-08-27.
  12. ^ "Alfred Valdmanis and the politics of survival / Gerhard P. Bassler". United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Retrieved 2020-08-27.
  13. ^ "Gerhard Bassler gives insight into German influence on province in new book Escape Hatch". The Telegram. 2017-02-27. Retrieved 2020-08-27.
  14. ^ "Develop or Perish". Flanker Press. Retrieved 2020-08-27.
  15. ^ "Heritage and History Book Award - 2018 Shortlist". Historic Sites Association of Newfoundland & Labrador. Retrieved 2020-08-27.
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