Kazimieras Simonavičius
Kazimierz Siemienowicz (, ; was a Polish–Lithuanian general of artillery, gunsmith, military engineer, and one of pioneers of rocketry. Born in the Raseiniai region of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, he served in the armies of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and of Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, the ruler of the Dutch Republic. No portrait or detailed biography of him has survived and much of his life is a subject of dispute. After contributing his expertise to several battles, Siemienowicz published ''Artis Magnae Artilleriae'' in 1650. This treatise, which discusses rocketry and pyrotechnics, remained a standard work in those fields for two centuries. Early life Polish school The Polish school describes his identity simply as member of the szlachta (i.e., nobility in the Commonwealth) from Grand Duchy."Kazimierz Siemienowicz, ubogi szlachcic rodem z Litwy" "Kazimierz Siemienowicz, szlachcic z Wielkiego Księstwa Litewskego" Some sources use the term "Polish,""pols ...
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