Jacek Michal Galazka
publisher, editor
Born April 28, 1924, Wilno, Poland; came to U.S., 1952; son of Michal and Zofia (Bekman); m. Jacoba (Jansen).
Education: Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.), University of Edinburgh (Scotland), 1948.
Career: in New York City - marketing director, St. Martin's Press, 1955-63, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1963-85, manager, Reference Department, 1963-67. marketing director, 1967-74, executive vice president, publisher, 1974-83, president, 1985-86, Macmillan, Publishing Company, vice president, publisher, Hippocrene Books, publisher, Polish Heritage Publications, 1986 -.
Author: translator, J. Lec, Unkempt Thoughts, 1962, More Unkempt Thoughts, 1965; American Phrasebook for Poles, 1990; co-author, Polish Heritage Travel Guide to U.S.A. & Canada, 1992; editor, Polish Heritage Calendar, since 1986.
Served with: Polish Armed Forces in the West, 1st Armored Division, 2nd lieutenant, 1942-45.
Affiliation: Catholic.
Languages: Polish, English, Dutch, French.
Hobbies: tennis, skiing.
Home: 75 Warren Hill Rd., Cornwall Bridge, CT 06754.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996