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Vydūnas
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Vydūnas, born in 1868 and died in 1953, was a Lithuanian philosopher, writer, poet, and university teacher. He wrote in Lithuanian and was educated at the University of Greifswald, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Leipzig University, and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.
His notable works include *Lietuvos pedagogikos istorijos chrestomatija*, *Amžina ugnis*, *Septyni šimtmečiai vokiečių ir lietuvių santykių*, *Tauresnio žmoniškumo užtekėjimas*, and *Sigutė*. He died in Detmold.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1868
- Died
- 1953
- Works
- 12
Top works
- Lietuvos pedagogikos istorijos chrestomatija
- Amžina ugnis
- Septyni šimtmečiai vokiečių ir lietuvių santykių
- Tauresnio žmoniškumo užtekėjimas
- Sigutė
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Key facts
- Person.name
- Vilius Storostas-Vydūnas
- Person.birth_name
- Wilhelm Storost
- Person.image
- Vydūnas 1930.jpg
- Person.caption
- Vydūnas in 1930
- Person.birth_place
- Jonaten, Kingdom of Prussia
- Person.death_place
- Detmold, West Germany
- Person.resting_place
- Bitėnai (reburied 1991)
- Person.spouse
- Klara Füllhase
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Lithuania
- Place of death
- Detmold
- Occupation
- poet
- Educated at
- Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
- Languages spoken
- Lithuanian
- Image
- Vydunas.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1868-03-22
- date of death
- 1953-02-20
- Commons category
- Vydūnas
- pseudonym
- Vydūnas
- name in native language
- Vydūnas
- writing language
- Lithuanian
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Encyclopedic overview
3 sectionsContents
- Biography
- References
- External links
thumb|Vydunas as featured on 200 Lithuanian litas|litas banknote (1997 release) thumb|Vydūnas playing harp at home thumb|Vydūnas holding a funeral speech in 1931
Wilhelm Storost, artistic name Vilius Storostas-Vydūnas (22 March 1868 – 20 February 1953), mostly known as Vydūnas, was a Prussian-Lithuanian teacher, poet, humanist, philosopher and Lithuanian writer, a leader of the Prussian Lithuanian national movement in Lithuania Minor, and one of leaders of the theosophical movement in East Prussia.
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