Kybal, Vlastimil, 1880-1958

Czechoslovak diplomat and historian; minister to Mexico and the Central American states, 1935-1939.

From the description of Vlastimil Kybal papers, 1913-1968. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754871876

Biographical Note

• 1880 May 30: Born, Cernochov u Loun, Czechoslovakia
• 1899: After graduation from the Gymnasium at Slany, studied history and philosophy at Charles University under the direction of J. Goll, J. Pekar, T. G. Masaryk
• 1904: Earned a Ph.D. degree in history and philosophy from the Charles University in Prague
• 1906: Studied in France at the Sorbonne, College de France, Ecole des Hautes Etudes, Ecole de Sciences Politiques, and at the university in Bonn, Germany
• 1920 - 1925 : Czechoslovak ambassador to Italy
• 1925 - 1927 : Czechoslovak ambassador to Brazil and Argentina
• 1927 - 1933 : Czechoslovak ambassador to Spain and Portugal
• 1935 - 1939 : Czechoslovak ambassador to Mexico and the Central American states
• 1939 - 1942 : Associate at round-table sessions of the Institute of World Affairs, Riverside, California Lectured on Czechoslovakia at the University of California, Berkeley, the Pacific College, Stockton, and at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles
• 1944 - 1948 : Research Fellow in History at Yale University Lectured at American universities, in particular Columbia University in New York Contributed significantly to the creation of the Czechoslovak collection of books, serials, and writings at the Library of Congress
• 1948: Remained in exile in the United States after the February Coup d'etat
• 1948 October 29: Appointed Consultant on Czechoslovakian Publications for the Yale University Library
• 1958 January 2: Died, Washington, D.C.

From the guide to the Vlastimil Kybal papers, 1913-1968, (Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace)