Konstanty Kalinowski

Konstanty Kalinowski, or Wincenty Konstanty Kalinowski (2 February [O.S. 21 January] 1838 – 22 March [O.S. 10 March] 1864), was a Polish–Lithuanian noble and one of the leaders of the 1863 January Uprising within the former Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. He is a national hero for Poles, Lithuanians, and Belarusians. Particularly in Belarus, Kalinowski is revered as Father of the Nation and icon of Belarusian nationalism. Kalinowski conducted his activities in the spirit of resurrecting the common state of Lithuania and Ruthenia, and Poland in the traditions of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.