Papánek, Jan, 1896-1991

Variant names
Dates:
Birth 1896-10-24
Death 1991-11-30
Slovaks,
German, English, Czech, French, Slovak,

Biographical notes:

Czech diplomat.

From the description of Jan Papánek papers, 1917-1967 (bulk 1939-1948). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70984170

Diplomat.

From the description of Reminiscences of Jan Papaneck : oral history, 1951. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309731172

Biographical Note

1896, Oct. 24 Born, Brezová pod Bradlom, Slovakia, Austro-Hungarian Empire 1916 1919 Served with the Czechoslovak Legion, fighting with the Allies on the Italian front 1921 Graduated, Ecole Libre des Sciences Politiques, Paris, France 1922 1924 Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Prague, Czechoslovakia 1923 Published La Tchécoslovaquie: l’histoire politique et juridique de sa création. Prague: Orbis. Graduated, Institute des Hautes Etudes Internationales, Paris, France Graduated, Académie de Droit International, The Hague, Netherlands LL.D., Sorbonne, Paris, France 1925 1926 Attaché, Czechoslovak Legation, Budapest, Hungary 1926 Married Betka Papánek 1926 1931 Secretary, Czechoslovak Legation, Washington, D.C. 1928 LL.D., Charles University, Prague, Czechoslovakia 1932 1935 Parliamentary secretary to Edvard Beneš, then minister of foreign affairs 1935 1939 Czechoslovak consul, Pittsburgh, Pa. 1939 1941 Personal representative of Edvard Beneš, president of the Czechoslovak government-in-exile 1942 1946 Minister plenipotentiary, director of Czechoslovak Information Service, New York, N.Y. 1945 Published Czechoslovakia: World of Tomorrow. New York: International Universities Press Czechoslovak delegate, United Nations Conference on International Organization, San Francisco, Calif., and member, coordinating committee that created the charter of the United Nations 1946 1948 Ambassador, Czechoslovak delegate to the United Nations Member, Economic and Social Council, United Nations, 1946-1947, acting president of council in 1947 1948 Dismissed from the United Nations by the communist government of Czechoslovakia Testified before the United Nations Security Council denouncing communist takeover of Czechoslovakia 1948 1950 Member, Advisory Committee on Administration and Budgetary Questions, United Nations 1948 1985 Founder and president, American Fund for Czechoslovak Refugees, New York, N.Y. 1949 1951 Lecturer, graduate school of government, New York University, New York, N.Y. 1950 1953 Commentator on the United Nations, Canadian Broadcasting Corp. 1958 Published Desat rokov. Chicago: Československá Národná Rada Americká. 1991 Awarded Tomáš G. Masaryk Order, first class, by Václav Havel, president of Czechoslovakia, for distinguished service to democracy 1991, Nov. 30 Died, Scarsdale, N.Y.

From the guide to the Jan Papánek Papers, 1917-1967, (bulk 1939-1948), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

Links to collections

Comparison

This is only a preview comparison of Constellations. It will only exist until this window is closed.

  • Added or updated
  • Deleted or outdated

Information

Permalink:
SNAC ID:

Subjects:

  • Communism
  • Communism
  • Democracy
  • Democracy
  • Diplomats
  • Political refugees
  • World War, 1939-1945

Occupations:

  • Diplomats

Places:

  • Czechoslovakia (as recorded)
  • Czechoslovakia (as recorded)
  • Czechoslovakia (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)

SNAC Cooperative Logo

Social Networks and Archival Context

SNAC is a discovery service for persons, families, and organizations found within archival collections at cultural heritage institutions.

Sponsors

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Institute of Museum and Library Services
National Endowment for the Humanities

Hosts

University of Virginia Library
National Archives and Records Administration