Waclaw Godziemba-Maliszewski

Antiques expert, photo-interpreter

Born Sept. 22, 1948, Edinburgh, Scotland; came to U.S., 1961; son of Waclaw and Katherine (Scott); married Theresa (Davis); children: James, John, Samuel, Zoe, Harry.

Education: Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.), Silvermine College of Art (CT), 1969; Cambridge University (United Kingdom); University College, Dublin (Irl.).

Career: owner, London Joiners Conservancy, 1976 -, Abbingdon Antiques, 1987 -, Pound Ridge (NY).

Author: discovery of German Luftwaffe aerial photomaterial in Washington archives, relating to mass graves of Polish officers near Miednoye, Sukhoye, Charkow and Katyn (presented to Polish prosecutors and private investigation group "Katyn Family"); invited to testify as the expert - witness at Moscow hearings on Katyn and other NKVD murders of Polish officers.

Member of: president, Society for Aero - Historical Research; American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing; American Institute for the Conservation of History and Art Works; advisor, American Council of Polish Culture (A.C.P.C.); Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of America (P.I.A.S.A.); Kosciuszko Foundation; Polish Genealogical Society.

Honors: Katyn Medal, 1992.

Affiliation: Republican. Roman Catholic

Hobby: fine arts.

Home: 73 Plumtrees Rd., Bethel, CT 06801

From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996