Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz | |
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Portrait by Antoni Brodowski | |
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Died | 21 May 1841 | (aged 83)
Nationality | |
Education | Warsaw Corps of Cadets |
Occupation(s) | Poet, playwright, statesman |
Spouse |
Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz (US: /njɛmtˈseɪvɪtʃ/ nyemt-SAY-vitch,[1] 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.[2]