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Walter John Raymond
(February 24, 1930 ? October 14, 2007
[1]
) was an American publisher, professor of political science, and chairman of
Saint Paul's College
's Department of
Social Sciences
until he retired in 1986.
[2]
He was part of the
Polish underground
and received the
Partisan Cross
from the
Polish Armed Forces
.
[3]
Early life
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Raymond was born in
Szczebrzusz
,
Poland
, the son of a
naturalized
U.S. citizen
who had emigrated from
Poland
and later returned.
During
World War II
, the family farm was occupied by
German
troops and later by
Russian
forces. The family hid two young
Jewish
men despite daily
Gestapo
searches. Raymond ran messages for the
Polish underground
when he was 14.
[3]
After the war, when the
communist government
wanted him to enlist in the
Polish Army
, he fled to
Berlin
. He came to the
United States
in 1952.
Education and professorships
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Raymond worked as a bus
dispatcher
in
Washington, D.C.
until completing his
master's degree
in
political science
from the
University of Maryland
in 1961. He earned a
doctorate
in political science from
Clark Atlanta University
.
He taught at
Hampton Institute
, the
College of William and Mary
and
Virginia Commonwealth University
.
[3]
Publishing company
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In 1967, Raymond and his wife founded Brunswick Publishing Corp., initially so he could publish his 767pp. volume now called the
Dictionary of Politics, Selected American and Foreign Political and Legal Terms
.
Works
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Awards
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In 1991, Raymond was honored with the
Polish Armed Forces
Partisan Cross
for his actions in the Second World War.
[3]
References
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Notes
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Bibliography
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- Robertson, Ellen (2007-10-20). "Dr. Walter John Raymond dies at 77: He led department of social sciences at Saint Paul's College". Richmond Times-Dispatch.
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