Michael Hugo Kott
Book reviewer, translator, administrator
Born Feb. 15, 1954, Warsaw, Poland; came to U.S., 1966; son of Jan and Lidia (Steinhaus); married Tara (McKelvey); child: Lidia.
Education: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Carleton College, Northfield (MN), 1977; Master of Arts (M.A.), Columbia University, New York City, 1983; Ph.D. candidate, New York University, New York City, 1988 -.
Career: director, Center for International Service, College of Staten Island, City University of New York, New York City, 1984-91; program coordinator for Poland, United States Information Agency (USIA), East European B.F.L. Fellow Program, 1991-94; Project "Decyzje", Academy for Educational Development / Cambridge Studios, Warsaw, 1995 -.
Author, i.a.: book reviews for: The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The New Leader; film reviews, Cineaste; translator (into English) for: The New York Times Magazine, National Geographic, Formations, World View, Partisan Review, Dissent.
Honors: fellowship, Thomas J. Watson Foundation, Vienna (Austria), Cologne (Germany), Cracow (Poland), 1977-78, Fulbright Foundation, (Austria) 1979; grant, Kosciuszko Foundation, 1981-82; scholarship, New York University, 1983-87, University of Toronto (Canada), 1987.
Languages: Polish, English, German, Spanish, Greek, Latin, French.
Office: Academy for Educational Development / Cambridge Studios, Project "Decyzje", Al. Ujazdowskie 28, 00-478 Warsaw, POLAND.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation,
New York, NY, 1996