Wacław Babiński

Who is Wacław Babiński?

Wacław Babiński, 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 appointed ambassador of Poland to Yugoslavia from 1929 to 1931 and the Hague from 1931 to 1939. During World War II, he was the Canadian delegate of the Polish government-in-exile in London. After the war, along with Polkowski, Waclaw Babinski played a key role in hiding from the communists treasures of the royal collection of the Wawel Castle. Waclaw Babinski retired and died in Montreal, Canada in 1957.