Antanas Baranauskas | |
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Born | Anykščiai, Vilnius Governorate, Russian Empire | 17 January 1835
Died | 26 November 1902 Sejny, Congress Poland, Russian Empire | (aged 67)
Resting place | Basilica of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Sejny |
Occupation | Poet, linguist, bishop |
Language | Lithuanian, Polish |
Nationality | Lithuanian |
Genre | Romanticism |
Notable works | The Forest of Anykščiai |
Antanas Baranauskas (Polish: Antoni Baranowski; 17 January 1835 – 26 November 1902) was a Lithuanian poet,[1] mathematician and Catholic bishop of Sejny. Baranauskas is best known as the author of the Lithuanian poem Anykščių šilelis. He used various pseudonyms, including A.B., Bangputys, Jurksztas Smalaūsis, Jurkštas Smalaūsis, and Baronas.[2] He also wrote poetry in Polish.[3]
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