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Jonas Basanavičius
Politician
1851 – 1927
Who was Jonas Basanavičius?
Jonas Basanavičius was an activist and proponent of Lithuanian National Revival and founder of the first Lithuanian language newspaper Aušra. He was one of the initiators and the Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the 1905 Great Seimas of Vilnius. He was also the founder and chairman of the Lithuanian Scientific Society. As a member of the Council of Lithuania, he was a signatory of the Act of Independence of Lithuania on February 16, 1918.
Basanavičius participated in every major event leading to the independent Lithuanian state and is often given the unique informal honorific title of the "Patriarch of the Nation" for his contributions.
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- Born
- Nov 23, 1851
Ožkabaliai - Also known as
- Jonas Basanavicius
- Dr. Jonas Basanavičius
- Parents
- Spouses
- Gabriela Eleonora Mohl
(1884/05 - 1889/02)
- Gabriela Eleonora Mohl
- Ethnicity
- Lithuanians
- Nationality
- Lithuania
- Bulgaria
- Profession
- Education
- Moscow State University
(1883 - 1884) - Moscow Medical Academy
(1884 - 1889/06/11) - Marijampolė Gymnasium
- Moscow State University
- Lived in
- Vilnius
- Died
- Feb 16, 1927
Vilnius - Resting place
- Rasos Cemetery
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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