Franciszek Bukaty was a polish

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

 diplomat.

He was (1772–1785) polish chargé d'affaires

Chargé d'affaires

In diplomacy, chargé d’affaires , often shortened to simply chargé, is the title of two classes of diplomatic agents who head a diplomatic mission, either on a temporary basis or when no more senior diplomat has been accredited.-Chargés d’affaires:Chargés d’affaires , who were...

, and later ambassador in London

London

London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...

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At first the Polish King Stanisław August Poniatowski wanted to make an English lawyer John Lind

John Lind (barrister)

John Lind was an English barrister, political activist, and pamphleteer who opposed the American Revolution.He was educated at Balliol College of Oxford, receiving an MA in 1761. He also began a long association and friendship with Jeremy Bentham there.He was a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries...

Polish ambassador in London, but British authorities opposed, because it was seen as 'unpatriotic' if an Englishman represented a foreign court.

External links

• http://www.wielcy.pl/psb/bukaty/franciszek/2406.shtml
• http://encyklopedia.pwn.pl/haslo.php?id=3881789