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 Poles - political prisoners in the Prussian partition Participants of the Slavic Congress in Prague 1848