Edmund Stefan Urbanski
Latin-americanist, educator, author
Born Jul. 6, 1909, Ostrow Wielkopolski, Poland; came to U.S., 1946; son of Andrzej and Leokadia (Winkler); married Zofia (Brzozowska); children: Jane, Wanda.
Education, i.a.: University of Lund (Sweden), 1939; Master of Arts (M.A.), 1943, Ph.D., 1946, University of Mexico (Mexico); University of Barcelona (Spain), 1955; San Marcos University, Lima (Peru), 1959.
Career, i.a.: lecturer, University of Mexico, 1942-46; assistant prof., Marquette University (WI), San Francisco University (CA), Idaho University, 1946-55; associate prof., University of Notre Dame (IN), J. Carroll University (OH), 1955-59, University of Buffalo (NY), Western Illinois University, 1960-65, Western Michigan University, Howard University (DC), 1965-1970; prof., Howard University, 1970-75; visiting prof., Inter-American Defense College, Ft. McNair, 1964-74, University of Warsaw (Poland), 1976-78, Federal University of Parana (Brazil), 1979; Retired.
Author, i.a.: Polonia y el Equilibrio Europeo, 1941; Los eslavos ayer, hoy y manana, 1943; Polonia, los eslavos y Europa, 1944; Breve historia de la literatura polaca, 1946; Studies in Spanish American Literature and Civilization, 1964, 1965; Angloamerica e Hispanoamerica. Analisis de dos culturas, 1965; Hispanoamerica, sus razas y civilizaciones, 1972; Hispanic America and Its Civilizations, 1978; Hispanoameryka i jej cywilizacje, 1981; Od Wikingow do Indian, 1987; Sylwetki polskie w Ameryce Lacinskiej XIX i XX wieku, 1991; Wsrod Indian, metysow i murzynow w Hispanoameryce, 1994; Polish contribution to Latin American Culture, 1995.
Member of, i.a.: life member, International Social Science Honor Society; fellow, Instituto Inter - Americano; honorary member, Sociedad Nacional Hispanica; International Congress of Americanists; PEN-Club de Mexico; Latin America Studies Association; Inter - American Council, Washington (DC); Council of American Indians, 1950's, Washington; Modern Language Association (MLA); Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of America (P.I.A.S.A.) (founder, Polish - Latin American Book Collection and Archives, 1975); Polish American Congress (P.A.C.).
Honors, i.a.: Cross of Merit, Polish Government, 1938; Order of Polonia Restituta, Polish Government in Exile, London (United Kingdom), 1987; Medal of Honor, Mexican Government, 1962; Gold Medal, Instituto de Estudios Humanos, Lima, 1966; foreign member, Academia de Historia, Bucaramanga (Colombia), 1968; consultant, Canadian Council, and National Endowment for Humanities (NEH).
Affiliation: Independent. Roman Catholic.
Languages: Polish, English, Spanish, Portuguese, German.
Hobbies: travel, swimming, gliding.
Home: 25 East Wayne Avenue #301, Silver Spring, MD 20901.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996.