Antanas Baranauskas
Antanas Baranauskas (Latin: Antonius Baranovski, Polish: Antoni Baranowski; 17 January 1835 – 26 November 1902) was a Lithuanian poet, mathematician and Catholic bishop of Sejny. Baranauskas is best known as the author of the Lithuanian poem Anykščių šilelis. He used various pseudonyms, including A.B., Bangputys, Jurksztas Smalaūsis, Jurkštas Smalaūsis, and Baronas. He also wrote poetry in Polish.
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Born | Anykščiai, Vilnius Governorate, Russian Empire | 17 January 1835
Died | 26 November 1902 67) Sejny, Congress Poland, Russian Empire | (aged
Resting place | Bazylika Maryi Panny w Sejnach, Sejny |
Occupation | Poet, linguist, bishop |
Language | Lithuanian, Polish |
Nationality | Lithuanian |
Genre | Romanticism |
Notable works | The Forest of Anykščiai |
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