Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz

Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz (US: /njɛmtˈsvɪ/ nyemt-SAY-vitch, Polish: [ˈjuljan ˈursɨn ɲɛmˈtsɛvitʂ]; 6 February 1758 – 21 May 1841) was a Polish poet, playwright and statesman. He was a leading advocate for the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth's Constitution of 3 May 1791.

Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz

Portrait by Antoni Brodowski
Born(1758-02-06)6 February 1758
Skoki, Belarus, near present-day Brest, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Died21 May 1841(1841-05-21) (aged 83)
Paris, France
NationalityPolish
EducationWarsaw Corps of Cadets
Occupation(s)Poet, playwright, statesman
Spouse
Susan Livingston Kean
(m. 1800; died 1833)
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