Claim: Born in France, Joseph Obalski worked for the Quebec Department of Railways and was a professor at the École Polytechnique de Montréal.
Evidence: Joseph-François-Jacques-Victor Obalski
(1852-09-14)14 September 1852
Châteaubriant, France In 1881, he was working for the Quebec Department of Railways. From 1882 to 1888, he was a professor at the École Polytechnique de Montréal. 
Born in Châteaubriant, France, of Polish origin from his father's side of the family, Obalski graduated from the École nationale supérieure des mines de Paris in 1877. In 1881, he was working for the Quebec Department of Railways. From 1882 to 1888, he was a professor at the École Polytechnique de Montréal.