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.