Zofia Sierpinski (Sawicka)

International civil servant, author

Born Jan. 23, 1923, Tatarow, Poland; came to U.S., 1955; daughtger of Wladyslaw and Stephanie (Chrzanowska); married Mieczyslaw Sierpinski; chiIdren: Anna, Katherine.

Education: City University of New York (CUNY), New York City, 1983-86.

Career: trustee and secretary, Polish Government Delegation, Pavlodar, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R.), 1941-42; secretary, Polish Embassy, Kujbyszew, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R.), 1943, Chungking (China), 1943-45; intern, civil servant, UNICEF, Pakistan, New York City, Africa and Central America, 1952-83; free-lance writer, 1984 -.

Author: Anatema, 1994; numerous articles in United Nations (UN) Staff News and other professional journals.

Affiliation: Roman Catholic.

Languages: Polish, French, English, Spanish, Russian.

Hobbies: philosophy, literature, history.

Home: 8510 Kingston Place, Jamaica, NY 11432.

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