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Niemcewicz, Julian Ursyn (1757–1841)| Polish politician and writer. He was active at the Great Diet of 1788–92 and was Tadeusz Kosciuszko's adjutant in 1794. Released from Russian captivity, he went to the USA 1796–1802. He was a senator in the Duchy of Warsaw and the new Kingdom of Poland. Of his works the Historical Ballads (1816) are the most popular. |
| His diaries and memoirs Under the Vine and Fig Tree (1965) are a colourful and fascinating record of his times. |
| Other works include The Return of the Deputy, a comedy; John of Tenczyn, a novel in the style of Walter Scott; and a History of the Reign of Sigismund III (1819). |
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