Waclaw Jedrzejewicz
Historian, educator, author, military officer
Born Jan. 29, 1893; Spiczynce, Russia, came to U.S., 1941; son of Czeslaw and Eleonora (Buchner); children: Ewa, Tomasz.
Education: Jagiellonian University, Cracow (Poland), 1913-14; General Staff College, Warsaw (Poland), 1921; Doctor honoris causa, Kalamazoo College (MI), 1959, Ripon College (WI), 1990.
Career: military expert, Peace Conference in Riga, 1920; head, Soviet Affairs Department, Polish General Staff, Warsaw, 1918-25; military attache, charge d'affaires, head, Polish Mission, Tokyo (Japan), 1925-28; deputy minister, Ministry of Treasury, 1933-34, minister, Ministry of Religions and Public Education, 1934-35, Warsaw; director, president, Pilsudski Institute, New York City, 1943-93; prof., Wellesley College (MA), 1948-58, Ripon College, 1958-63; Retired.
Author, i.a.: POW i Batalion Warszawski. Moja sluiba 1914-1915, 1939; editor, Jozef Pilsudski. Wybor pism, 1944; Poland in the British Parliament 1939-45, vol. I, 1946, vol. II, 1959, vol. III, 1962; Polonia Amerykanska w Polityce Polskiej. Historia Komitetu Narodowego Amerykanow Polskiego Pochodzenia, 1954; Diplomat in Berlin 1933-1939. Papers and Memoirs of Jozef Lipski, Ambassador of Poland, 1968; Diplomat in Paris 1936-1939. Memoirs of Juliusz Lukasiewicz, Ambassador of Poland, 1970; Sprawa "Wieczoru". Jozef Piisudski a wojna rosyjsko-japonska 1904-1905, 1974; Kronika zycia Jozefa Pilsudskiego 1867-1935, vol. I-II, 5 editions, last 1990; Jozef Pilsudski 1867-1935. Zyciorys, 1982, Pilsudski. A Life for Poland, 1982; numerous articles and historical papers.
Member of: honorary member, Polish Historical Society (Poland); Societe Historique et Litteraire Polonaise (France); founder, honorary president, Pilsudski Institute of America; founder, National Committee of Americans of Polish Descent; Studium - North American Study Center for Polish Affairs; Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of America (P.I.A.S.A.).
Honors, i.a.: numerous Polish and foreign military awards, Cross of Independence with Swords, Order of Polonia Restituta, Cross of Gallant, Gold Cross of Merit, Pollish - Bolshevik War Cross (Poland), Legion d'Honneur (France), Officer Cross of Leopold (Belgium), Order of White Rose (Finland), Commander Cross of Holy Treasury and Cross of Sunrise (Japan), Great Ribbon of the Order of Crown of Romania, Officer Cross - Star of Romania (Romania), Great Ribbon of Pole Star and Officer Cross -Order of Sword (Sweden), Great Ribbon of the Crown of Italy (Italy); A. Jurzykowski award, 1974; The Best Book of the Year award, Union of Polish Authors Abroad, 1977.
Served with: Polish Military Organization, Polish Legions, 1914-17; Polish - Bolshevik War, 1918-21; Polish Army, Iieutenant - colonel, 1918-25; promoted to brigadier general.
Affiliation: Roman Catholic.
Language: Polish, English, Russian, French.
Hobbies: collecting Polish stamps.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996