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Dr. Oskar Peter Spandl (*1934, Regensburg, Germany)

Biography
Spandl studied education, psychology, human biology and communication sciences. He graduated as a teacher for secondary and vocational schools (tool-builder and technical designers). In 1962 he completed his studies as PHD with a statistical thesis. From 1956 till 1962 he gathered experiences as a teacher in different institutions, such as at secondary and vocational schools, at the "Goethe Institut", as lecturer for methodologies used in humanities, psychology of education and didactics of biology.

From 1963 till 1997 he was engaged at the "Pedagogic Academy", at the "Technical University" (TUM) and the "Ludwig-Maximilian-University" (LMU), all in Munich. His last position was director of academic affairs for the university's department of psychology and sciences of education (LMU). In these Universities his main research focus was the effective organization of scientific work and the application of new results in psychology to the grammar, high and vocational schools.

In 1959 Spandl started to publish articles for scientific journals and wrote books for highly regarded publishing houses. Many of his books are available in renowned libraries, domestic and abroad. For example in the "Library of Congress" in Washington/DC five titles are listed. Also in Italy books are available in the "Biblitheca Nationale Centrale" in Rome and in other Italian cities. At the same time he is represented in the general catalogue of all spanish universities (Catalogo Rebuin). Spandl's lectures and publications have made him a seminal force in Europe's humanities community.

Since 1988 Spandl lives in Munich-Bogenhausen. Numerous positions as professor has been offered to him, but not in Munich. Because of his family he stayed here. He has one daughter and three grandsons.

Literature

 * Who´s Who in Western Europe. First Edition. International Biographical Center, Cambridge 1981, ISBN 0-900332-61-1
 * Who´s Who in Literature. A biographical encyclopedia. First Edition. Gesellschaft für internationale biographische Enzyklopädien, Wörthsee 1978/79, ISBN 3-921220-20-3.