Mykhailo Verbytskyi

Mykhailo Mykhailovych Verbytskyi (Ukrainian: Михайло Михайлович Вербицький; March 4, 1815 – December 7, 1870) was a Ukrainian Greek Catholic priest and composer. He is considered to be one of the first professional Ukrainian composers of Galicia. Verbytskyi is known for composing an alternate melody to the anthem Ще не вмерла України (Shche ne vmerla Ukrainy), which later became the national anthem of Ukraine. His first name is sometimes translated to the English version of Michael and other languages (see Michael for more).

Verbytskyi's national anthem became widely played by orchestras and musicians around the world in support of Ukraine as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.