Kenneth Francis Lewalski
Historian, educator
Born Oct. 22, 1925, Detroit (MI), U.S.; son of Frank and Rose (Kaminska); married Barbara (Kiefer); child: David.
Education: Bachelor of Philosophy (Ph.B.), University of Detroit, 1950; Master of Arts (M.A.), 1952, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), 1960, University of Chicago (IL).
Career: instructor, Brown University, Providence (RI), 1955-58, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge (MA), 1958-61; assistant prof., 1962-64, associate prof., 1964-69, prof, 1969-90, prof. emeritus, 1990 -, Rhode Island College, Providence; director, Humanities at Rhode Island College, 1990 -.
Author: editor, New England Historical Sudety Newsletter; lecturer, Pawtucket Public Library Roundtable Series, 1984-91.
Member of: American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies (AAASS); cultural chairman, Polonia Coordinating Committee of Rhode Island, 1971-80; coordinator, Rhode Island Bicentennial Ethnic Committee, 1976-78; vice president, Solidarity Committee of Rhode Island, 1981-89; New England Historical Association (president 1973); New England Slavic Association (president, 1979); Kosciuszko Foundation; Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of America (P.I.A.S.A.); Polish American Historical Association (P.A.H.A.).
Served with: United States Naval Reserve (USNR), 1943-46.
Affiliation: Democrat. Roman Catholic.
Languages: English, Polish, French, German, Latin.
Hobbies: collecting Polish art posters, contemporary Polish avantgarde music.
Home: 166 University Ave, Providence, RI 02906.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation,
New York, NY, 1996