Walter John Raymond

Walter John Raymond (d. October 2007 at age 77) was chairman of the Saint Paul's College's Department of Social Sciences until he retired in 1986.

Early life

He 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 was running messages for the Polish underground when he was 14.

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

He 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 Atlanta University.

He taught at Hampton Institute, the College of William and Mary and Virginia Commonwealth University.

Founded publishing company

In 1967, he and his wife founded Brunswick Publishing Corp., initially so he could publish his mammoth volume now called the "Dictionary of Politics, Selected American and Foreign Political and Legal Terms".

Awards

In 1991, he was honored with the Polish Armed Forces Partisan Cross for his actions in the Second World War.

References

cite news
title=Dr. Walter John Raymond dies at 77: He led department of social sciences at Saint Paul's College
first=Ellen
last=Robertson
publisher=Richmond Times-Dispatch
date=2007-10-20