August Franz Globensky
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August Franz Globensky, born August Franciszek Głąbiński (or Glaubenskindt, Globenski, Glanbenkind; January 1, 1754 – April 19, 1830), was a Polish physician and one of the founding members of the Polish community in Canada. He was born near Berlin in the Kingdom of Prussia to Joseph Glaubenskindt, a royal notary originally from Poland, and Marie Richter, a German. The surname Glaubenskindt appeared on his baptismal certificate and on his army enrollment register.[1] As Glaubenskindt is not normally used as a surname in Germany, it is likely Joseph acquired this sobriquet from a poetic Germanicization of Głowiński, a common Polish surname. He only used the name Globensky after his migration to Canada.
Military service
August Franz served as a surgeon during the
Life in Canada
After the defeat at Bemis Heights, his company disbanded. Rather than return to Europe, he settled in
He operated a pharmacy between 1791 and 1830 that is considered the first Polish business in Canada.[4]
His son, Lieutenant Colonel
Notes
- ^ Globensky 1991, pp. 23–44.
- ^ Turek 1960, pp. 101–105.
- ^ Globensky 1991, p. 25.
- ^ "Globensky August France". Internetowa encyklopedia PWN (in Polish). Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN. Archived from the original on 2011-06-07. Retrieved 2008-03-22.
References
- Globensky, Charles August Maximilien (1883). La Rébellion de 1837 à Saint-Eustache. Québec: A. Coté.
- Globensky, Yvon (1991). Historie de la Famille Globensky. Montreal: Les Editions du Fleuve. ISBN 2-89372-029-3.
- Makowski, William, The Polish People of Canada. Toronto, Ontario: Tundra Books, 1987. ISBN 0-88776-189-5.
- "Globensky August France". ISBN 83-01-11965-9.
- Turek, Wiktor (1960). The Polish Past in Canada. Toronto: Polish Alliance Press.
- Wilhelmy, Jean Pierre, German Mercenaries in Canada, pp. 229–230. Beloeil, QC: Maison des Mots, 1985. ISBN 2-920414-22-4.