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Adomas Jakševičius
Adomas is a Lithuanian language given name, the Lithuanized form of the name Adam. Notable people known under this name include: *Pranas Končius (code name Adomas; died 1965), last anti-Soviet Lithuanian partisan killed in action *Icikas Meskupas (pseudonym Adomas; 1907–1942), leader of the Lithuanian Komsomol and Communist Party in interwar Lithuania *Adomas Drungilas (born 1990), Lithuanian professional basketball player *Adomas Galdikas (1893–1969), Lithuanian painter, graphic artist, and scenographer *Adomas Varnas Adomas Varnas (January 1, 1879 in Joniškis, Lithuania – July 19, 1979 in Chicago, United States) was a prominent Lithuanian painter, photographer, collector, philanthropist, and educator. Author of the world first album of ethnographic ... (1879–1979), Lithuanian painter, photographer, collector, philanthropist, and educator {{given name Lithuanian masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lithuanian Language
Lithuanian ( ) is an Eastern Baltic language belonging to the Baltic branch of the Indo-European language family. It is the official language of Lithuania and one of the official languages of the European Union. There are about 2.8 million native Lithuanian speakers in Lithuania and about 200,000 speakers elsewhere. Lithuanian is closely related to the neighbouring Latvian language. It is written in a Latin script. It is said to be the most conservative of the existing Indo-European languages, retaining features of the Proto-Indo-European language that had disappeared through development from other descendant languages. History Among Indo-European languages, Lithuanian is conservative in some aspects of its grammar and phonology, retaining archaic features otherwise found only in ancient languages such as Sanskrit (particularly its early form, Vedic Sanskrit) or Ancient Greek. For this reason, it is an important source for the reconstruction of the Proto-Indo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam (given Name)
Adam is a common masculine given name in the English language, of Hebrew origin. According to the Bible, the personal name ''Adam'' derives from the noun ''adamah'' meaning "the ground" or "earth". But it is likely folk etymology. Its Biblical and Quranic uses have ensured that it is also a common name in all countries which draw on these traditions. It is particularly common in Christian and Muslim majority countries. In most languages its spelling is the same, although the pronunciation varies somewhat. Adán and Adão are the Spanish and Portuguese forms of this name, respectively. Adam is also a surname in many countries, although it is not as common in English as its derivative Adams (sometimes spelled Addams). In other languages there are similar surnames derived from Adam, such as Adamo, Adamov, Adamowicz, Adamski etc. In Arabic, Adam () means "made from earth's mud." also means "someone dark-colored like earth's soil". Translations * Albanian: Adem * Arabic: (Ada ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pranas Končius
Pranas Končius code name ''Adomas'' (born in 1911 in Bargaliai, Kretinga district) was the last anti-Soviet Lithuanian partisan killed in action. He was shot by MVD forces on July 6, 1965 (or according to other sources shot himself in order not to be captured on July 13). There still were remaining anti-Soviet partisans, who legalised themselves later or lived illegally for decades to come. Before World War II, Končius served in the Lithuanian Army. He also participated in the anti-Soviet June Uprising in 1941. In 2000 he was posthumously awarded the Cross of Vytis. In September 2015 president of Lithuania Lithuania (; lt, Lietuva ), officially the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublika, links=no ), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania ... Dalia Grybauskaitė signed a decree which took away the award due to being involved in the Holocaust. References Ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Icikas Meskupas
Icikas Meskupas pseudonym Adomas (20 August 1907 – 13 March 1942) was a leader of the Lithuanian Komsomol and Communist Party in interwar Lithuania. He was elected to the People's Seimas and the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union. He became the second secretary of the party in February 1941. For his communist activities, he was arrested and imprisoned several times by Lithuania and once by Nazi Germany. During World War II, he joined Soviet partisans and was killed in a shootout with Lithuanian police. Early life Meskupas was born in Ukmergė, then part of the Russian Empire, to a family of a Lithuanian Jewish tailor. Two of his uncles were active in the communist movement and he joined the Lithuanian Komsomol in late 1924 while still a high school student. At the time, the Communist Party and various communist activities were outlawed in Lithuania. In 1926, he graduation from the Jewish Gymnasium in Ukmergė and enrolled at the University of Kaunas studying to become a math teach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adomas Drungilas
Adomas Drungilas (born 6 October 1990) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player. In 2021, he won the Icelandic championship with Þór Þorlákshöfn where he was named the Úrvalsdeild Playoffs MVP. In 2016, he won the Austrian Basketball Bundesliga and Austrian Cup with Oberwart Gunners and was named the Cup Final Four MVP. In 2018, he won the Romanian Cup with U-BT Cluj-Napoca. Playing career In 2015, Drungilas signed with Oberwart Gunners of the Austrian Basketball Bundesliga. In January 2016, he won the Austrian Cup with Oberwart Gunners and was named the Cup Final Four MVP. In March 2016, he was suspended for eight games for hitting Cody Larson of UBC Güssing Knights in the crotch in revenge for Larson hitting him earlier in the game. Following the Gunners semi-finals win against BC Vienna in the Bundesliga playoffs, Vienna's captain Stjepan Stazić was suspended for ten games after he threw the ball into Drungilas face and spat in his direction. On 31 May 2016, h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adomas Galdikas
Adomas Galdikas (October 18, 1893 in Giršinai, near Mosėdis – December 7, 1969 New York City) was a Lithuanian painter, graphic artist, and scenographer. Biography Galdikas graduated from Baron Stieglitz's painting studio in Saint Petersburg in 1917. Galdikas continued his studies in Berlin, Sweden, Italy, and France. In 1923, after returning to Lithuania, he founded his own graphics studio in Kaunas, where he worked until 1940. At the same time he was also lecturing at the Kaunas Art School. During World War II Galdikas was a professor at the Kaunas Applied Arts Institute. Vytautas Kazimieras Jonynas was among his students. From 1946 to 1947 Galdikas lectured as a professor in Freiburg im Breisgau (École des Arts et Métiers). In 1947 Galdikas moved to Paris, and in 1952 to the United States. He settled in New York, where he lived until his death. Works From 1920 onward, Galdikas participated in art exhibitions in Lithuania and abroad. Galdikas also illustrated bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adomas Varnas
Adomas Varnas (January 1, 1879 in Joniškis, Lithuania – July 19, 1979 in Chicago, United States) was a prominent Lithuanian painter, photographer, collector, philanthropist, and educator. Author of the world first album of ethnographical photography ''Lithuanian Crosses'' (''Lietuvos kryžiai'', 2 volumes, 1926, Kaunas) about the Lithuanian cross crafting. , He was husband of the educator and helped her promote the Montessori education
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