From millionaire to island recluse: David Glasheen dies at the age of 81

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After losing millions in the 1987 stock market crash, David Glasheen moved to a remote island. Credit: Aubrey Comden

He was regarded as a bearded philosopher, a charismatic Robinson Crusoe and a real survivalist. David Glasheen, Australia's most famous recluse, has now died at the age of 81. An obituary for an unusual Australian.


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2019 veröffentlichte David Glasheen seine Autobiografie "The Millionaire Castaway" Credit: Barbara Barkhausen

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From millionaire to island recluse: David Glasheen dies at the age of 81 | SBS German