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

Polish male writers
1817 births
1879 deaths
Polish political prisoners in the Prussian partition
Participants of the Slavic Congress in Prague 1848