Jonas Kazlauskas

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Who is Jonas Kazlauskas?

Jonas Kazlauskas was a Lithuanian linguist, expert on the Baltic languages.

In 1954, he graduated from the University of Vilnius. He was the dean of the Humanities faculty at University of Vilnius. He was one of the founders of the journal, Baltistica.

He died in mysterious circumstances, his body found in the Neris River. It is rumoured that the KGB tried to recruit him, and he refused, leading him to be killed.

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  • Vilnius University

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on July 23, 2013

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