Andrzej Wawrzyniak

Polish diplomat and art collector (1931-2020)

Andrzej Michał Wawrzyniak (3 December 1931 – 8 November 2020) was a Polish sailor, diplomat, connoisseur and collector of Oriental art. He was the Founder, Lifetime Director, and Chief Curator of the Asia and Pacific Museum in Warsaw. From 1977 to 1981, he the Ambassador to Nepal and from 1990 to 1993 he was the Ambassador to Afghanistan.

Wawrzyniak died on 8 November 2020 in Warsaw, aged 88.[1]

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  1. "Nie żyje Andrzej Wawrzyniak -żegnamy założyciela Muzeum Azji i Pacyfiku". Muzeum Azji i Pacyfiku w Warszawie im. Andrzeja Wawrzyniaka (in Polish). Retrieved 2020-11-09.