Józef Wybicki

Józef Wybicki
Coat of arms
Known forAuthor of the Polish national anthem "Mazurek Dąbrowskiego"
Born(1747-09-29)29 September 1747
Będomin, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (now Poland)
Died10 March 1822(1822-03-10) (aged 74)
Manieczki, Prussia (now Poland)
BuriedChurch of St. Adalbert, Poznań
Noble familyWybicki herbu (coat of arms) Rogala
Spouse(s)1. Kunegunda Wybicka, née Drwęska (1773–1775)
2. Estera Wybicka, née Wierusz-Kowalska (1780)
FatherPiotr Wybicki
MotherKonstancja Wybicka, née z Lniskich

Józef Rufin Wybicki (Polish pronunciation: [ˈjuzɛv vɨˈbit͡skʲi]; 29 September 1747 – 10 March 1822) was a Polish nobleman, jurist, poet, political and military activist of Kashubian descent. He is best remembered as the author of "Mazurek Dąbrowskiego" (English: "Dąbrowski's Mazurka"), which was adopted as the Polish national anthem in 1927.