Jonas Basanavičius
Activist
Jonas Basanavičius was an activist and proponent of the Lithuanian National Revival. He participated in every major event leading to the independent Lithuanian state and is often given the informal honorific title of the "Patriarch of the Nation"... Wikipedia
Born: November 23, 1851, Ožkabaliai I, Lithuania
Died: February 16, 1927 (age 75 years), Vilnius, Lithuania
Spouse: Gabriela Eleonora Mohl (m. 1884–1889)
Parents: Juras Basanavičius and Marė Birštoniūtė
Education: Sechenovskiy Universitet (1884–1889), Moscow State University (1883–1884), Marijampolė Gymnasium, and more
Nationality: Bulgarian, Lithuanian, Polish, and more
Place of burial: Rasos Cemetery, Vilnius, Lithuania
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