Oleksandr Konysky

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Yakovych and the family name is Konysky.

Oleksandr Konysky
Native name
Олександр Якович Кониський
Born(1836-08-18)18 August 1836
Perekhodivka, Nezhinsky Uyezd, Chernigov Governorate, Russian Empire
Died12 December 1900(1900-12-12) (aged 64)
Kiev, Russian Empire
Occupation
LanguageUkrainian
Notable worksPrayer for Ukraine

Oleksandr Yakovych Konysky (Ukrainian: Олександр Якович Кониський; 18 August 1836 – 12 December 1900) was a Ukrainian interpreter, writer, lexicographer, pedagogue, poet, and civil activist of liberal direction. He had around 150 pen names, including О. Return-freedom (Ukrainian: Верниволя), F. Gorovenko, V. Burkun, Perebendia, and О. Khutorianyn.

By profession, he was a lawyer and is known as the author of the text of the Ukrainian spiritual anthem "Prayer for Ukraine".

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