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Vytautas (other)
Vytautas (c. 1350–1430) was a Lithuanian medieval king, Grand Duke, Prince of Hrodna and Prince of Lutsk. Vytautas may also refer to: *Vitas, a diminutive form of the given name *Vytautas Magnus University, a public university in Kaunas, Lithuania founded in 1922 *Vytautas the Great Bridge, a bridge in Kaunas, Lithuania that crosses the Nemunas River * Vytautas' the Great Church, a Roman Catholic church in Kaunas, Lithuania consecrated in 1400 *Vytautas the Great War Museum, a museum in Kaunas, Lithuania opened in 1936 * BC Vytautas, basketball team from Prienai, Lithuania People with the given name * Vytautas Andriuškevičius (born 1990), Lithuanian footballer * Vytautas Apanavičius (born 1973), Lithuanian football midfielder *Vytautas Babravičius or Simas (born 1952), Lithuanian country and folk rock musician * Vytautas Bacevičius (1905–1970), Lithuanian composer * Vytautas Barkauskas (born 1931), Lithuanian composer and music educator * Vytautas Beliajus (1908-1994), L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vytautas
Vytautas (c. 135027 October 1430), also known as Vytautas the Great (Lithuanian: ', be, Вітаўт, ''Vitaŭt'', pl, Witold Kiejstutowicz, ''Witold Aleksander'' or ''Witold Wielki'' Ruthenian: ''Vitovt'', Latin: ''Alexander Vitoldus'', Old German: ''Wythaws or Wythawt'') from the late 14th century onwards, was a ruler of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. He was also the Prince of Grodno (1370–1382), Prince of Lutsk (1387–1389), and the postulated king of the Hussites. In modern Lithuania, Vytautas is revered as a national hero and was an important figure in the national rebirth in the 19th century. ''Vytautas'' is a popular male given name in Lithuania. In commemoration of the 500-year anniversary of his death, Vytautas Magnus University was named after him. Monuments in his honour were built in many towns in the independent Lithuania during the interwar period from 1918 to 1939. It is known that Vytautas himself knew and spoke in the Lithuanian language with Jogai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vytautas Butkus
Vytautas Butkus (born 20 December 1949) is a Lithuanian rower who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phila .... In 1976 he was a crew member of the Soviet boat which won the silver medal in the quadruple sculls event. References * External links * 1949 births Living people Lithuanian male rowers Soviet male rowers Olympic rowers for the Soviet Union Rowers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic medalists in rowing World Rowing Championships medalists for the Soviet Union Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Kaunas European Rowing Championships medalists {{USSR-rowing-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vytautas Kubilius
Vytautas Kubilius (November 23, 1928, Aukštadvarys, Rokiškis district, Lithuania — February 17, 2004, Vilnius) was Lithuanian literary critic and political activist. Kubilius was an author of numerous articles and monographs about Lithuanian literature and writers. He took part in Sąjūdis movement, and was a co-founder of the Lithuanian Citizens' Charter movement (Lietuvos piliečių chartija) and the chairman of its Council since 1991. Kubilius was the father of Andrius Kubilius, a Lithuanian politician. He was fatally hit by a car at a crosswalk in Vilnius on February 17, 2004. He was awarded the Officer's Cross of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas The Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas is the Lithuanian Presidential Award which was re-instituted to honour the citizens of Lithuania for outstanding performance in civil and public offices. Foreign nationals may also be awarded this ... (1998). Works * Julius Janonis. 1962. * Naujų kelių ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vytautas Kolesnikovas
Vytautas Kolesnikovas (25 October 1948 – 1 October 2021) was a painter, graphic artist, politician, and signatory of the 1990 Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania. From 1968 to 1974 Kolesnikovas studied art in Moscow. After returning to Lithuania he worked at several regional firms in Alytus and presented his artwork at several exhibitions. In 1988 he joined activities of the Sąjūdis movement and was elected to the Supreme Soviet of the Lithuanian SSR. Kolesnikovas was a member of the Commission of Science, Education, and Culture in the Supreme Council – Reconstituent Seimas The Supreme Council – Restoration Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania (officially known as Supreme Council of the Republic of Lithuania), was the supreme governing body, elected in 1990. The first meeting was held on 10 March 1990, the last – .... After the 1993 elections, he returned to Alytus and joined Department of Cultural Heritage. In 2008, after more than 20 years since ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vytautas Klova
Vytautas Klova (January 31, 1926 in Tirkšliai, Mažeikiai district – December 10, 2009 in Vilnius) was a Lithuanian composer and educator. His best-known work is opera ''Pilėnai'', based on the historical events in Pilėnai. It is by far the most popular Lithuanian opera. Biography From 1946 to 1948 Klova studied in the composition class of professor Juozas Gruodis at the Kaunas Conservatory. In 1951 he finished professor Antanas Račiūnas' composition class at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre (then known as the Lithuanian Conservatory). From 1954 to 1994 Klova lectured on music theory at the same academy. In 1982 he received his professor's degree. Klova is the author of the first Lithuanian textbook of polyphony. He received the Lithuanian SSR State Prize for his works in 1957, 1960 and 1970. Works Klova wrote 6 operas: * '' Pilėnai (opera)'' (1955) – most popular of his works and was named as classics of the Lithuanian opera * ''Vaiva'' (1957) * ''Duk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vytautas Kernagis
Vytautas Kernagis (May 19, 1951 – March 15, 2008) was a Lithuanian singer-songwriter, bard, actor, director, and television announcer. He is considered a pioneer of Lithuanian sung poetry. Career Vytautas Kernagis was born to the family of actors and . He attended M.K.Čiurlionis school (first 3 years) and Vilnius 23rd school. In 1973 he graduated from the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre. He was a member of the pioneering Lithuanian big beat bands ''Aisčiai'' (1966–1968) and ''Rupūs miltai'' (1969–1972). Kernagis recorded his first album of sung poetry in 1978. Kernagis also took part in the first Lithuanian rock opera '' Devil's Bride'', first Lithuanian musical ''Ugnies medžioklė su varovais'' (1976), and first Lithuanian musical for a puppet theatre ''Šokantis ir dainuojantis mergaitės vieversėlis''. Kernagis hosted the 1st season (2007) of '' Žvaigždžių duetai'' TV show. Kernagis suffered from gastric cancer and died March 15, 2008. He w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vytautas Kavolis
Vytautas Kavolis (October 8, 1930 in Kaunas – June 25, 1996 in Vilnius) was a Lithuanian sociologist, literary critic, and culture historian. Biography With his parents, Kavolis left Lithuania in the wake of the Soviet occupation in 1944, living first in West Germany and then in the United States. He attended the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the University of Chicago, receiving his master's degree and doctorate from Harvard University. He then taught at Tufts University and Dickinson College; he was Charles A. Dana Professor of Comparative Civilizations and Professor of Sociology at Dickinson from 1964 until his sudden death in 1996. During this time he also served as a visiting professor at The New School in New York City and at Vytautas Magnus University in Kaunas. He founded and edited the Lithuanian-American journal Metmenys, was a board member of several Lithuanian-American organizations, and the main ideologist of Santara-Šviesa. Kavolis was a member of the Inte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vytautas Juozapaitis
Vytautas Juozapaitis (born 14 December 1963 in Radviliskis, Lithuania) is a Lithuanian singer ( baritone), recipient of Lithuanian National Prize, a soloist of Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre and Kaunas State Musical Theatre, a professor of Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre and a docent of Vilnius College of Higher Education, and a television personality. He has performed in many international venues and is considered the most famous contemporary Lithuanian baritone. Biography After graduating Lithuanian Academy of Music (in the class of Professor ) in 1989, Juozapaitis debuted in the role of Freddie in ''My Fair Lady'' and soon moved on to prominence, becoming one of the leading opera soloists of Lithuania. He has been a soloist at the Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre since 1990 and at the Kaunas State Musical Theatre since 1989. He also collaborates with Klaipėda State Musical Theatre and appears in other subsidiary projects. In 1992 an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vytautas Kazimieras Jonynas
Vytautas Kazimieras Jonynas (10 March 1907 in Ūdrija, near Alytus – 4 December 1997 in Vilnius) was a Lithuanian artist. He worked as a book illustrator, graphic, Painting, painter, sculptor, stained glass artist, posters and furniture designer. Biography After studying in Kalvarija, Lithuania, Kalvarija and graduating from high school in Kaunas, Jonynas started art studies at the Kaunas Art School. Jonynas attended Adomas Varnas (painting) and Adomas Galdikas (graphics) studios. In 1931 he moved to Paris, where he earned a degree in xylography and book illustrating. Later he studied wood sculpture and cabinetmaker crafts in ''Ècole Boulle''. In 1935 he held his first personal exhibition. After completing his studies in France Jonynas returned to Lithuania. His illustration for Kristijonas Donelaitis ''The Seasons (poem), Metai'' became classics of the genre. At the time he was teaching at Kaunas Art School. In 1937 he was elected as a member of the International Sculpture Commi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vytautas Janušaitis
Vytautas Janušaitis (born October 13, 1981 in Kaunas, Lithuania) is an Olympic medley swimmer from Lithuania, who represented his home country at the 2004, 2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing ... and 2012 Summer Olympics. He participated at every edition of the European Short Course Championships from 2004 to 2010. He swam at the 2003 World University Games. from the 2003 Summer Universiade website; retrieved 2009-07-01. References 1981 births[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vytautas Janulionis
Vytautas Janulionis (28 February 1958 – 1 May 2010) was a Lithuanian glass artist. He was born in Klaipėda. In 1969–1976, he studied at M. K. Čiurlionis secondary art school. He graduated from the Art Institute in Tallinn, in 1981. Since 1981, he taught at Vilnius Academy of Art The Vilnius Academy of Arts ( lt, Vilniaus dailės akademija, previously ''State Art Institute of Lithuania'') in Vilnius, Lithuania, grants a variety of degrees in the arts. History The Academy traces its roots back to the creation of the Arc ..., Kaunas Art Institute. Since 1988, he was a member of the Lithuanian Artists' Association. Works He created distinctive glass and plastic compositions ("Rain" in 1985, "Silent Light" in 2001), indoor public stained glass ("Leaves" company "Sema" in Panevezys in 1988, the Pharmaceutical Museum in Kaunas in 1989, a circus in Tula (Russia), 1991, the Kaunas Regional Archives, 1994, New Apostolic Church in Panevezys, 1999. Since 1983, he participa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vytautas Andrius Graičiūnas
Vytautas Andrius Graičiūnas (August 17, 1898 in Chicago – January 9, 1952 in Olzheras, Siberia) was a Lithuanian American management theorist, management consultant, and engineer, and was a known expert in his field. Born to Lithuanian immigrants, he studied at the University of Chicago. During World War I he served in France. After coming back in 1919, he became interested in management and continued his studies at the Illinois Institute of Technology. In 1927 he came to Lithuania and worked at factories in Kaunas. Soon he started traveling and working across Europe. Until 1935 he worked as a consultant and helped to establish large companies in Barcelona, Brussels, Copenhagen, London, and Milan. During this period he published his classic study printed in Geneva, ''Relationship in Organization'' in 1933. Soon other editions appeared in the United States. He mathematically proved that a manager should not have more than four to five subordinates. He came up with the following f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
