Napoleon Orda (February 11, 1807 – April 26, 1883) was a Polish-Lithuanian musician, pianist, composer and artist.
Napoleon Orda was born in the village of Varacevičy in the Pinsk district of Minsk guberniya (now Ivanava Raion, Brest voblast, Belarus) in his father's manor. His father Michał Orda was an impoverished noble and the marshal of the powiat of Kobryn. After finishing Svislach gymnasium in 1823, he started mathematical studies at the Vilno University. However, his university career came to an end on August 27th, 1826 when he was arrested by the Russian secret police for taking part in an secret student society "Zarane", which was active in Svislach and Belastok gymnasiums. Although he was released soon afterwards, he was expelled from the university and was not allowed to continue his studies. [
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| Orda on a 19th century lithograph |
