Claim: Born in Châteaubriant , France, Joseph Obalski worked for the Quebec Department of Railways in 1881 and was a professor at the École Polytechnique de Montréal from 1882-88..
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.