Jan Konstanty Kasprzak
Public servant, librarian, author
Born Mar. 2, 1905, Poland; came to U.S., 1941; son of Franciszek and Franciszka (Pierzgalska); married Zofia (Manissaly); children: Marek, Janusz.
Education: Master of Arts (M.A.), 1928, Ph.D., 1931, University of Warsaw (Poland); Alliance College, Cambridge Springs (PA), 1949; Fordham University School of Education, Bronx (NY).
Career: teacher, State Secondary School, Sarny (Poiland), 1931-32, "Przyszlosc" Society's Secondary School, lexicographer, Michal Arct Publications, Warsaw, 1930-31; official, Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 1931-45; journalist, foreign language press in U.S., Pittsburgh (PA), 1941-43; CBS, 1943-48; instructor, Alliance College, Cambridge Springs (PA), 1948-49; lecturer, Fordham University, New York City, 1949-50; broadcaster, Radio Free Europe, 1950-56; librarian, Library of Congress, Washington (DC), 1956-69; Retired.
Author: A Riddle History, Queen Elizabeth I and Albertus Laski Affair; History of the Church in Russia; The Church in Communist Poland; The First Act of the Moscow - Western Drama; translator, M. Tkach, The Ukrainian Political Parties.
Member of: American Federation of Government Employees; Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of America (P.I.A.S.A.); National Writers Association.
Languages: Polish, English, French.
Home: 300 S. Abingdon St., Arlington, VA 22204.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation,
New York, NY, 1996