# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/jonas-basanavicius
# Generated: 2026-08-13T09:12:25.172Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/jonas-basanavicius"
name: "Jonas Basanavičius"
slug: "jonas-basanavicius"
description: "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\" for his contributions."
tagline: "Lithuanian activist (1851-1927)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Jonas_Basanavicius_(1851-1927).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
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  slug: "writers"
profileType:
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  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1851-11-23"
deathDate: "1927-02-16"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           21.248384
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump