M. B. Biskupski
Historian, educator
Born Chicago (IL), U.S.; son of Jan and Wirginia (Bienkowski); children: Aleksandra, Jadwiga, Mieczyslaw.
Education: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) (honorary), Master of Arts (M.A.), University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA); Master of Philosophy (M.Ph.), Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), 1981, Yale University, New Haven (CT).
Career: lecturer, Yale University, 1981; assistant prof., Millersville University of Pennsylvania, 1981-84; director, Institute for Polish Studies, 1984-91, associate prof., St. John Fisher College, Rochester (NY), 1984 -; managing editor, East Central Europe, 1982-91.
Author: editor and author, Pastor of the Poles, 1982, Polish Democratic Thought, 1990; numerous articles in professional journals.
Member of: board member, Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of America (P.I.A.S.A.), Polish American Historical Association (P.A.H.A.) (president, 1989-91); Cracow-Rochester Sister Cities Committee.
Affiliation: Roman Catholic.
Languages: English, Polish, Russian, German, French, Spanish, Czech, Italian, Latin.
Hobbies: softball, hiking, music.
Office: St. John Fisher College, History Department, Rochester, NY 14618
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996