Jan Prosper Witkiewicz information

Jan Prosper Witkiewicz
Jan Prosper Witkiewicz
Born	24 June 1808; Pašiaušė, Lithuania-Vilnius Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	8 May 1839 (aged 30); Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
Occupation(s)	Orientalist, explorer and diplomat

Jan Prosper Witkiewicz (Lithuanian: Jonas Prosperas Vitkevičius; Russian: Ян Вѝкторович Виткѐвич) (June 24, 1808–May 8, 1839) was a Lithuanian^[1]^[2] orientalist, explorer and diplomat serving the Russian Empire.^[3] He was a Russian agent in Kabul just before the First Anglo-Afghan War.

Surviving family accounts (supported by Polish literature) suggest that, most probably, he was a double agent who tried to provoke a major conflict between British and Russian Empire in Central Asia to weaken the latter decisively and thus give his native Lithuania a chance to regain sovereignty.^[4] He was also the paternal uncle of Stanisław Witkiewicz.

^ Ludwig W. Adamec, ed. (2012). Historical Dictionary of Afghanistan. The Scarecrow Press. p. 441. ISBN 978-0521815291. A Russian agent, or adventurer, of Lithuanian descent, Vitkevich came to Kabul in December 1837 for the purpose of establishing commercial relations with Afghanistan.
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^ Dominic Lieven, ed. (2006). The Cambridge History of Russia: Volume 2, Imperial Russia, 1689-1917. Cambridge University Press. p. 175. ISBN 0521815290.
^ "NaszaGazeta".

[1] Ludwig W. Adamec, ed. (2012). Historical Dictionary of Afghanistan. The Scarecrow Press. p. 441. ISBN 978-0521815291. A Russian agent, or adventurer, of Lithuanian descent, Vitkevich came to Kabul in December 1837 for the purpose of establishing commercial relations with Afghanistan.

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[3] Dominic Lieven, ed. (2006). The Cambridge History of Russia: Volume 2, Imperial Russia, 1689-1917. Cambridge University Press. p. 175. ISBN 0521815290.

[4] "NaszaGazeta".

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Jan Prosper Witkiewicz

Born	(1808-06-24)24 June 1808 Pašiaušė, Lithuania-Vilnius Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	8 May 1839(1839-05-08) (aged 30) Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
Occupation(s)	Orientalist, explorer and diplomat