Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz

Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz
Portrait by Antoni Brodowski, 1820
Coat of arms
Born(1758-02-06)6 February 1758
Skoki, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Died21 May 1841(1841-05-21) (aged 83)
Paris, France
Spouse
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(m. 1800; died 1833)​
Occupation
  • Poet
  • playwright
  • statesman

Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz (US: /njɛmtˈseɪvɪtʃ/ 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.

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