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.
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50 litų coin commemorating the 150th anniversary of Basanavičius' birth, 2001.
A memorial plaque in Prague on the house where Basanavičius lived
Jonas Basanavičius on 50 litas banknote, released in 2003
A statue in the Old Town of Vilnius, in front of the Lithuanian National Philharmonic
Committee of the Lithuanian Scientific Society, c. 1911. Sitting, from left: Juozas Kairiūkštis, Antanas Smetona, Augustas Niemi, Jonas Basanavičius, Antanas Vileišis and Jonas Vileišis. Standing, from left: Juozas Balčikonis, Zigmas Žemaitis, Mykolas Biržiška and Jurgis Šlapelis.
Jonas Basanavičius reading the Act of Independence of Lithuania, depicted in the Lithuanian postage stamp (1938)
Jonas Basanavičius painting, hanging in the presidential workroom of the Historical Presidential Palace in Kaunas, LithuaniaAwards 1
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Connected to Jonas 6
Jonas MekasAlso won Doctor Honoris Causa at the Vytautas Magnus University
Vytautas LandsbergisAlso won Doctor Honoris Causa at the Vytautas Magnus University
Vaira Vīķe-FreibergaAlso won Doctor Honoris Causa at the Vytautas Magnus University
Sigitas TamkevičiusAlso won Doctor Honoris Causa at the Vytautas Magnus University
Antanas SmetonaAlso won Doctor Honoris Causa at the Vytautas Magnus University
Tomas VenclovaAlso won Doctor Honoris Causa at the Vytautas Magnus UniversityAbout this person
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1851 to 1927 · aged 75
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27 languages
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