Background
Szczepanik, Edward Franciszek was born on August 22, 1915 in Suwalki, Poland. Son of Franciszek and Wladyslawa (Stepien) Szczepanik.
Szczepanik, Edward Franciszek was born on August 22, 1915 in Suwalki, Poland. Son of Franciszek and Wladyslawa (Stepien) Szczepanik.
Master of Science in Economics and Commerce, Principal School Commerce, Warsaw, Poland, 1936. Master of Science in Economics, London School of Economics, 1953. Doctor of Philosophy in Economics, University London, 1956.
Doctor Economic Honoris Causa, Principal School Commerce, Warsaw.
Assistant lecturer Principal School Commerce, Warsaw, 1938-1939. Assistant professor Polish University College, London, 1947-1953. Senior lecturer University Hong Kong, 1953-1961.
Advisor Harvard University Advisory Team, Karachi, Pakistan, 1961-1963. Senior economist Food & Agriculture Organization United Nations, Rome, 1963-1977. Senior research fellow University Sussex, Sussex, England, 1978-1981.
Professor economics Polish University in London, since 1981. Consultant United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Hong Kong, 1954, Food & Agriculture Organization United Nations, Hong Kong, 1954-1955, Economic Commission for Asia & Far East United Nations, Bangkok, Thailand, 1956, International Coffee Organization, London, 1975.
Chairman Research Institute for Polish Affairs, London, 1951-1953, 83-86. President Polish Society Arts and Sciences Abroad, London, since 1981. Minister Polish Government in Exile, London, 1981-1986, prime minister, 1986-1990.
Chairman Liquidation Commission, Polish Government in Exile, 1991. Chairman Council for Research on Poles Abroad, 1996-2001, honorary president, since 2001. Captain Polish Army, 1939-1946, major, 1990.
Fellow Royal Economic Society, Polish Hearth.
Married Hanna Maria Janikowska, June 29, 1946. Children: Barbara, Tadeusz, Zofia, Tomasz.