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Dr. Wacław Babiński (1887-1957), born in Warsaw, was a Polish diplomat. He started his diplomatic career while in Paris when the Polish government asked him to set up the Polish consulate in France. He was then appointed ambassador of Poland to Yugoslavia (1929-1931) and the Hague (1931-1939), and was the Canadian delegate of the exiled Polish government in London during WW11. After the war, along with Polkowski, he played a key role in hiding from the communists treasures of the royal collection of the Wawel Castle. Dr. Babiński retired and died in Montreal, Canada in 1957.

Education
He finished his PhD in Economics at Munich University.

Family
He was the son of Leon Babinski (1860-1932) and Stefania Karpinska (1866-1939). He had three sibblings: Maciek, who moved to Brazil, and Witold (1897-1995) and Leon Wladislaw (1891-1973) whom both stayed in Poland. He married Maria Wodzińska (1894-1975) and had three children: Wanda (1917-1994), Ryszard (1931-) and Stanislaw (1920-1990).

History
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