Henry Peter Kedron
Teacher, precision scientific instrument maker
Born Mar. 23, 1926, New York City, U.S.; son of Martin and Salomea (Pyrka); married Jane (Gromada).
Education: Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Kean College, Union (NJ), 1975.
Career: supervisor, L. C. Eichner Instruments, Clifton (NJ), 1950-66; high school teacher, Allendale (NJ), 1967-87; Retired.
Author: over 100 models of scientific instruments, antiques and clocks conservation, Smithsonian Institution; researcher and developer, medical instruments for heart and burn patients; technical editor, The Tatra Eagle, since 1947.
Member of: director, American Foundrymen's Society, Des Plaines (IL), 1970-87; American Horological Society; vice president, Polish Tatra Mountaineers Alliance of America (NJ), since 1955; Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of America (P.I.A.S.A.).
Served with: United States Navy (USN), 3rd class signalman, 1944-46.
Affiliation: Independent. Roman Catholic.
Languages: English, Polish.
Hobbies: clocks, photography, electronics.
Home: 31 Madison Ave., Hasbrouck Heights, NJ 07604.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation,
New York, NY, 1996