About
Lithuanian poet and mathematician who also served as a Catholic bishop. His most famous poem, published in 1861, is "Anyksciu silelis."
Before Fame
He studied at the Catholic Seminary of Varniai, where he researched and categorized Lithuanian dialects and contributed greatly to the development and understanding of Lithuanian language and literature.
Trivia
He received a degree in theology from the Saint Petersburg Roman Catholic Theological Academy.
Family Life
He was born into a peasant family and attended parochial school as a child.
Associated With
He and Tomas Venclova were both Lithuanian poets.
