Rudi Krausmann
Rudi Krausmann (23 July 1933 in Mauerkirchen, Salzburg – 15 March 2019 in Sydney) was an Austrian born Australian playwright and poet. Life. Rudi Krausmann studied Economics in Vienna and worked as a journalist for the Austrian newspaper, "Salzburger Nachrichten". In 1958 he migrated to Australia where he worked as a part-time German tutor, freelance-writer and as a broadcaster on Radio 2EA-FM and 2SER-FM. He founded and from 1975 to 1989 also edited "Aspect: Art and Literature" magazine, and was presenter of the "German Language Program" on SBS Radio. Since 1969 he has had numerous  books published in small presses such as Wild & Woolley and Hale & Iremonger (Sydney). From 1989 to 1994 he was translator (with Gerald Ganglbauer and others) and editor (with Michael Wilding and Gisela Triesch) for the Austrian-Australian Gangaroo (Gangan Verlag, Vienna). More recently he collaborated with visual artists such as Garry Shead and Andrew Sibley in printing numbered and signed limited edition books. He lived in Sydney and traveled frequently overseas. Krausmann died in Sydney on 15 March 2019.