Ryszard Wincenty Berwiński
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Ryszard Wincenty Berwiński (28 February 1817 in Polwica, Poznań, Prussia – 19 November 1879 in Istanbul, then part of the Ottoman Empire) was a Polish poet, translator, folklorist, and nationalist.
Between 1852 and 1854, he was a delegate in the Prussian parliament,[1] before joining a Polish-Turkish military expedition in 1855. He was also a member of the Polish National Committee.
Under the assumed name Wekil Jazbary, he completed his military service in 1871.[1]
Works
- O dwunastu rozbójnikach, 1838
- Bogunka na Gople, 1840
- Don Juan Poznański, 1842 (parody of Don Juan by George Byron)
