Dr. Jonas Basanavicius, 1851-1927
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Jonas Basanavicius was the most significant figure of the national Renaissance of Lithuania at the end of 19th century and had acquired the name of the patriarch of the nation. Although he never created any work of fiction, his patriotic activities and his collections of folklore, as well as research had left a deep impact on the poetry and other writings of that time. Basanavicius was born in Ozkabaliai village, Vilkaviskis district. In 1866-1873 he studied at Marijampole gymnasium, in 1873 he entered the Moscow University, the Faculty of History and Philology. In 1874 he was transferred to the Faculty of Medicine. At the same time he had studied Lithuanian history and archeology, collected Lithuanian folklore and published popular books. In 1917-1918 he took part in the activities of Lithuanian Council, was the Chairman at the Council's meeting during which the Act of February 16th, declaring the independence of Lithuania, was signed. He made research studies on Lithuanian history and culture, and collected data on folklore. He wrote about 40 works on history, archaeology, cultural history, ethnography, folklore studies, linguistics and medicine.
