Dr. Michael Alfred PeszkeAccomplished Polish historian and medical doctor
by Ursula Brodowicz, Connecticut
Dr. Michael Peszke was born in Deblin, Poland (often called the Eagle's Nest) where his Father, at the time, was on the faculty of the Military Aviation Academy (Lotnictwo Wojskowe).
Attended Saint Joseph's College (Prep School) in Dumfries, Scotland and then matriculated to Trinity College, Dublin University, qualifying with a medical degree.
Peszke is a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, Member Emeritus of the American College of Psychiatrists, Member of the Polish Institute of Arts and Science of America, Vice-President of the American Association of Friends of Kosciuszko at West Point and Chair of the Advisory Committee of the Polish and Polish American Studies at Central Connecticut State University.
He currently is on the newly formed Committee to Establish a Kosciuszko Squadron Wing at the prestigious Air Museum, Bradley Airport, Windsor Locks, Conn.
Dr. Peszke, an accomplished historian of Polish history as well as a medical doctor, has written extensively and lectured widely throughout New England and elsewhere.
Having resided in the United States with a family in Glastonbury, Conn. for a number of years, he realized that there was no English written book on Poland' s role in World War II, an area of extreme interest to him, his father having played such a critical role in the Polish Air Force in Europe. He set his energy and his extensive research to change the situation by writing his first book, a fascinating account of the Polish Navy's involvement, entitled "Poland's Navy".
His most recent published book is "The Polish Underground Army, the Western Allies and the Failure of Strategic Unity in World War II" which he recently introduced and lectured on at the 30th Anniversary of the Polish Club of Greater Hartford.
His passion is Polish Military History and the necessity to provide American readers with an understanding of the vital role it has played for freedom especially during World War II. He continues to pursue that path.
From: Polish Culture Club of Greater Hartford, 2006
Michael Alfred Peszke
Psychiatrist
Born Dec. 19, 1932, Deblin, Poland; came to U.S., 1956; son of Alfred and Eugenia (Grebocka); married Alice (Sherman); children: Michele, Michael.
Education: Bachelor of Medicine (M.B.), B.Ch. (Bachelor of Surgery). B.A.O. (Bachelor of Obstetrics), Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Master of Arts (M.A.), Trinity College, and Dublin University School of Medicine (Ireland).
Career: chief of psychiatry, Perry Point (MD), 1990 -; clinical prof. (psychiatry), University of Maryland School of Medicine, 1990 -.
Author: Involuntary Treatment of the Mentally Ill, 1975; Polish Navy in World War II, 1990; over 20 articles on psychiatry; 7 articles on Polish military history.
Member of: fellow, American Psychiatric Association; American Society of Military History; Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of America (P.l.A.S.A.) (board directors member, 1969-72); chairman, Education Committee, and Copernican Year Celebration, Polish American Congress (P.A.C.) Connecticut division, 1971-73; president, Hartford Psychiatric Society (CT), 1978; Polish Institute & Sikorski Museum, London (United Kingdom); American College of Psychiatrists.
Languages: Polish, English.
Hobbies: sailing, cartography, philately.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation,
New York, NY, 1996.