Simonas Daukantas
Lithuanian historian and writer (1793-1864) · Lithuania · On the map · Writers · Died at 71
Simonas Daukantas was a Lithuanian/Samogitian historian, writer, and ethnographer. One of the pioneers of the Lithuanian National Revival, he is credited as the author of the first book on the history of Lithuania written in the Lithuanian language.
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![Professor Ignacy Żegota Onacewicz [ru], who influenced Daukantas as a historian](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Ignacy_%C5%BBegota_Onacewicz.jpg/1280px-Ignacy_%C5%BBegota_Onacewicz.jpg)
Professor Ignacy Żegota Onacewicz [ru], who influenced Daukantas as a historian![Building of the Senate and the Synod [ru] where Daukantas worked from 1835 to 1850](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Saint_Petersburg%2C_Russia_%2840480448912%29.jpg/1280px-Saint_Petersburg%2C_Russia_%2840480448912%29.jpg)
Building of the Senate and the Synod [ru] where Daukantas worked from 1835 to 1850
Daukantas and Teodor Narbutt hoped to publish various historical primary sources.
The clergy house in Papilė where Daukantas lived in 1861-1864 (now a memorial museum)
Grave of Daukantas in Papilė
Title page of The Character of the Ancient Lithuanians, Highlanders, and Samogitians published in 1845
Illustration of a declaration of war by Wincenty Smokowski, published with an 1849 Polish translation of The Character of the Ancient Lithuanians, Highlanders, and SamogitiansAbout this person
Only a few of his works were published during his lifetime and he died in obscurity. However, his works were rediscovered during the later stages of the National Revival. His views reflected the three major trends of the 19th century: romanticism, nationalism, and liberalism.
