Walter John Raymond (February 24, 1930 – October 14, 2007) was an American publisher, professor of political science, and chairman of Saint Paul's College's Department of

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until he retired in 1986."Library of Congress Name Authority File."
Accessed: December 27, 2013. He was part of the

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and received the Partisan Cross from the

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.Robertson, 2007.

Early life

Raymond was born in Szczebrzusz,

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, the son of a

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who had emigrated from

and later returned. During

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, the family farm was occupied by

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troops and later by

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forces. The family hid two young

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men despite daily

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searches. Raymond ran messages for the

when he was 14. After the war, when the

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wanted him to enlist in the

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, he fled to

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. He came to the

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in 1952.

Education and professorships

Raymond worked as a bus

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Washington, D.C. ) , image_skyline = , image_caption = Clockwise from top left: the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall, United States Capitol, Logan Circle, Jefferson Memorial, White House, Adams Morgan, ...

until completing his

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political science Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and power, and the analysis of political activities, political thought, political behavior, and associated constitutions and la ...

from the

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in 1961. He earned a

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in political science from

Clark Atlanta University Clark Atlanta University (CAU or Clark Atlanta) is a private, Methodist, historically black research university in Atlanta, Georgia. Clark Atlanta is the first Historically Black College or University (HBCU) in the Southern United States. Found ...

. He taught at

Hampton Institute Hampton University is a private, historically black, research university in Hampton, Virginia. Founded in 1868 as Hampton Agricultural and Industrial School, it was established by Black and White leaders of the American Missionary Association aft ...

, the

College of William and Mary The College of William & Mary (officially The College of William and Mary in Virginia, abbreviated as William & Mary, W&M) is a public research university in Williamsburg, Virginia. Founded in 1693 by letters patent issued by King William III a ...

and

Virginia Commonwealth University Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) is a public research university in Richmond, Virginia. VCU was founded in 1838 as the medical department of Hampden–Sydney College, becoming the Medical College of Virginia in 1854. In 1968, the Virgini ...

Publishing company

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

* Raymond, Walter John. (1992).
Politics: Selected American and Foreign Political and Legal Terms
', 7th ed. Lawrenceville, Virginia: Brunswick Publishing Corporation. * Belyakov, Vladimir Veniaminovich; and Walter John Raymond, eds. (1994).
Constitution of the Russian Federation: With Commentaries and Interpretation.
' Lawrenceville, Virginia: Brunswick Publishing Corporation, 1994.

Awards

In 1991, Raymond was honored with the

Partisan Cross for his actions in the Second World War.

References

Notes

Bibliography

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Raymond, Walter John 1930 births 2007 deaths People from Staszów County Dispatchers Polish resistance members of World War II University of Maryland, College Park alumni Saint Paul's College (Virginia) Clark Atlanta University alumni American publishers (people) Child soldiers in World War II