7 ▁November ▁ 1 8 3 8 , ▁Wars aw ) ▁was ▁a ▁Polish ▁literary ▁critic , ▁historian , ▁literary ▁the or ist , ▁transl ator , ▁poet , ▁play w right ▁and ▁speaker , ▁who ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁minister ▁in ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁Congress ▁Poland . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁He ▁received ▁his ▁primary ▁education ▁in ▁P iar ist ▁schools ; ▁probably ▁in ▁Ł om ż a , ▁although ▁some ▁sources ▁say ▁Rad om . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 9 4 , ▁he ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁Ko ści usz ko ▁U pr ising ; ▁serving ▁in ▁a ▁milit ia ▁unit ▁led ▁by ▁ ▁on ▁the ▁front ▁at ▁N are w . ▁From ▁ 1 8 0 1 ▁to ▁ 1 8 0 7 , ▁he ▁and ▁the ▁educ ator , ▁, ▁operated ▁a ▁board ing ▁house ▁for ▁young ▁men ▁in ▁Wars aw ; ▁teaching ▁Polish ▁literature ▁and ▁language . ▁During ▁this ▁time , ▁he ▁was ▁an ▁active ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Wars aw ▁Society ▁of ▁Fri ends ▁of ▁Learning ▁and , ▁from ▁ 1 8 0 4 ▁to ▁ 1 8 1 4 , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁its ▁Secretary . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 0 5 , ▁he ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁Italy ▁and ▁France ▁as ▁a ▁t utor ▁to ▁the ▁future ▁General , ▁Roman ▁So ł ty k . ▁Three ▁years ▁later , ▁he ▁married ▁Ro z ali ę ▁Bog us ław ski ; ▁a ▁daughter ▁of ▁the ▁actor , ▁Woj cie ch ▁Bog us ław ski . ▁ ▁During