Wacław Babiński Explained

Wacław Babiński
Birth Date:3 April 1887
Birth Place:Warsaw, Congress Poland, Russian Empire
Death Place:Montreal, Canada
Nationality:Polish
Alma Mater:University of Munich
Occupation:Diplomat
Known For:ambassador of Poland to Yugoslavia
(1929-1931)
ambassador of Poland to The Hague
(1931-1939)
Parents:Leon Babiński
Stefania Karpinska
Spouse:Maria Wodzińska
Children:3

Wacław Babiński (April 3, 1887 – July 22, 1957) was a Polish diplomat and professor at the University of Montreal.[1]

Babiński started his diplomatic career while in Paris when the Polish government asked him to set up the Polish consulate in France.[2] He was appointed ambassador of Poland to Yugoslavia from 1929 to 1931 and The Hague from 1931 to 1939. During World War II, he was the Canadian delegate of the Polish government-in-exile in London.[3] After the war, along with Polkowski,[4] Waclaw Babinski played a key role in hiding treasures of the royal collection of the Wawel Castle from the communists. Waclaw Babinski retired and died in Montreal, Canada in 1957.

Education

He finished his PhD in Economics at Munich University.

Family

He was the son of Leon Babinski (1860–1932) and Stefania Karpinska (1866–1939). He had two siblings: Witold (1897–1985) and Leon Wladislaw (1891–1973). Waclaw Babinski married Maria Wodzińska (1894–1975) and had three children: Wanda (1917–1994), Ryszard (1931-) and Stanislaw (1920–1990).[5]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Polish Contribution to Arts and Sciences in Canada. 1969. Verlag nicht ermittelbar.
  2. Web site: Babinski, CHLAPOWSKI. Waclaw, Alfred. No 1719 Convention consulaire.. Signée à Paris, le 30 décembre 1925.. League of Nations - Treaty Series.. June 11, 2011.
  3. Book: Philippon, Poirier, Jacques. Joseph Babinski: A Biography. 2008. Oxford University Press. USA. 978-0-19-536975-5. 81–82.
  4. Web site: Porter. John R.. Duplessis et la saga des trésors polonais. Cap-aux-Diamants: La revue d'histoire du Québec, n° 65, 2001, p. 62-63.. 11 June 2011.
  5. Web site: Babiński. Wacław. Wacław Babiński (ID: cz.I000072). Sejm-Wielki.pl. June 11, 2011.