Dr Patrick Labriola grew up in Buffalo, New York and earned his B.A. in German and English from the State University of New York at Fredonia in 1981. He went on to receive an M.A. in German Language and Literature from The Ohio State University, followed by an M.A. in English from Northeastern University in Boston. In 1996, he completed his Ph.D. in Comparative Literature at the University of Bonn, Germany.
Dr. Labriola, who has numerous publications on language and literature, resides in Bonn, Germany, where he works as a translator, court interpreter, and university instructor.