Gabriel Timar

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Born in Hungary, Gabriel studied civil engineering at the Budapest University. Taking active part in the 1956 revolution, he decided to defect. Settled in Canada, worked as an engineer but after spending a few years in Labrador, he took a job in Bangla Desh. For the next twenty odd years he worked in Africa, Asia and the South Pacific as a consulting engineer, chief executive officer, United Nations environmental engineering advisor and finally as a professor.

In 1982 he married, returned to Canada and taught environmental engineering at Seneca College in Toronto. He retired as the Chair of Civil Engineering Technology. Since retirement, his hobby has been writing. Gabriel has published several full-length novels in both English and Hungarian.

Novels in English: Hades Connection (sci-fi, 2004), Assassins’ Club, (thriller, 2005) Novgorod Diary (sci-fi, publication in August 2008)

Novels in Hungarian: A Bardán kapcsolat (sci-fi, 2000), Hösök vagy bünösök (historical novel, 2005), Menni vagy maradni (fictionalized autobiography, 2006), A Fegyverek árnyékában (historical novel, 2007)

He has also written several manuals and college textbooks published by the Province of Ontario, Seneca College, United Nations and the University of Malawi.

Website: www.gabor-timar.com