Edmund lgnace Zawacki
Slavicist, educator
Born Feb. 1, 1908, Easthampton (MA), U.S.; son of Andrzej and Kazimiera (Albertowicz); married Helen (Baycar); children: Ian, Janice, Andrew.
Education: Williston Academy, 1925; Bachelor of Science (B.S.), 1929, Master of Arts (M.A.), 1930, Ph.D., 1942, Harvard University, Cambridge (MA); Warsaw University, (Poland), 1930-31.
Career: English language instructor, Warsaw, 1930-36; instructor, Middlesex Community College, Waltham (MA), 1937-38; assistant prof., Harvard University, 1938-39; assistant to associate prof., 1939-78, prof. emeritus, University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Author: Stefan Zeromski. The Struggle of a Spirit (dissertation); co-author, Literature of the World, 1956, (with Zbigniew Folejewski), Intermediate Russian, 1962; several articles in professional journals.
Member of: National Committee for Monroe Doctrine, 1942; MLA (chairman, Slavic section, 1942, 1947); trustee, Kosciuszko Foundation, 1950-90; American Association of Teachers of Slavic and Eastern European Languages (AATSEEL) (president, Wisconsin chapter, 1962); president, Polish - American Club, 1960's, and American Business Club, 1970's, both in Madison (WI); Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of America (P.I.A.S.A.); Alumni Club, University of Wisconsin.
Affiliation: Republican. Roman Catholic.
Languages: English, Polish, Russian, German, French, Spanish, Czech, Italian, Latin.
Hobbies: woodworking, gardening, travel.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996.
Zawacki, Edmund Ignace, Ph.D.
Professor. Born Feb. 1, 1908 in Easthampton, Mass. Studied at Harvard University, B.S., 1929; A.M., 1930; Ph.D., 1941. Instructor in English and English literature at the English Language College, Warsaw, Poland, 1931 1936; graduate-assistant in Polish, Harvard University, 1937; lecturer and subsequently assistant-professor of Polish, University of Wisconsin, 1939 to the present. Correspondent member, Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences in America; treasurer, American Association of Polish Arts Clubs; treasurer, American Association of Slavic and East European Languages; president, Linguistic Conference, University of Wisconsin. Member: Bibliographical Committee, Slavic Section, Modern Language Association of America. Address: 1124 Drake Street, Madison, Wis.From: "Who's Who in Polish America" by Rev. Francis Bolek, Editor-in-Chief; Harbinger House, New York, 1943