Michał Józef Römer

Michał Józef Römer (also spelled Romer or Roemer; 2 September 1778 – 14 January 1853) was a politician, writer, Freemason, and notable member of the Polish–Lithuanian gentry.

He owned manors in Kriaunos, Antanašė, Bagdoniškis, Daugirdiškiai, Granapolis, and Dembinė.

[1] During the French invasion of Russia, he served as the Mayor of Vilnius from July to September 1812.

He also served as a head of the regional branch of the National Patriotic Society and the Towarzystwo Szubrawców literary society (along with Michał Baliński, Leon Borowski, Ignacy Chodźko, Antoni Gorecki, Kazimierz Kontrym, Józef Sękowski, Jędrzej Śniadecki and Tomasz Zan).

His son Edward Jan Römer was also a noted social activist and writer.