Franciszek Malewski

Franciszek Hieronim Malewski of Jastrzebiec coat of arms (1800-1870) was a Polish lawyer, archivist and journalist. In 1815 he graduated from the Wilno-based gimnazjum wilenskie and started legal studies at the local university. Founding member of the Filomatic Society and friend to Adam Mickiewicz, he was also a co-founder of the Filaretic Society. Arrested in 1823 for membership in aforementioned societies, the following year he was sentenced to forced resettlement to Russia by tsarist authorities.