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Paul Joseph Best

Political scientist, educator

Born Jul. 10, 1939, Bridgeport (CT), U.S.; son of Joseph and Pauline (Perun).

Education: B.A., Fairfieid University (CT), 1961; M.A., Fordham University, Bronx (NY), 1963; Ph.D., New York University, New York City, 1965.

Career: assistant prof., City University of New York (CUNY), 1964-69; prof., Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, 1969 -; managing editor, The Polish Review, 1969-91.

Author: "Politics in Three Worlds," 1985; numerous articles in "The Polish Review," since 1968.

Member of: board directors member, Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of America (P.I.A.S.A.); American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies (AAASS); American Political Science Association.

Honors: 14 grants.

Languages: English, Polish, Russian, Ukrainian.

Hobbies: tree farming.

Home: 51 Pardee Pl, New Haven, CT 06515

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

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