Dr. Wacław Babiński (1887-1957), born in Warsaw, was a Polish diplomat. He started his diplomatic career while in Paris when the Polish government asked him to set up the Polish consulate in France[1] . He was then appointed ambassador of Poland to Yugoslavia (1929-1931) and the Hague (1931-1939), and was the Canadian delegate of the exiled Polish government in London during WW11.[2] After the war, along with Polkowski,[3] he played a key role in hiding from the communists treasures of the royal collection of the Wawel Castle . Dr. Babiński retired and died in Montreal, Canada in 1957.
Education
editHe finished his PhD in Economics at Munich University.
Family
editHe was the son of Leon Babinski (1860-1932) and Stefania Karpinska (1866-1939). He had three sibblings: Maciek, who moved to Brazil, and Witold (1897-1995) and Leon Wladislaw (1891-1973) whom both stayed in Poland. He married Maria Wodzińska (1894-1975) and had three children: Wanda (1917-1994), Ryszard (1931-) and Stanislaw (1920-1990).[4]
History
editCoat of Arms Bojcza.[5]
- ^ Babinski, CHLAPOWSKI, Waclaw, Alfred. "No 1719 Convention consulaire" (PDF). Signée à Paris, le 30 décembre 1925. League of Nations - Treaty Series. Retrieved June 11 2011.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Philippon, Poirier, Jacques (2008). Joseph Babinski: A Biography. USA: Oxford University Press. pp. 81–82. ISBN 978-0195369755.
- ^ 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. Retrieved June 2011.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ Babiński, Wacław. "Wacław Babiński (ID: cz.I000072)". Sejm-Wielki.pl. Retrieved June 11 2011.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "Bojcza (herb szlachecki)". Wikipedia.