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'''Dale Skeen''' is [[Chief Executive Officer]] and co-founder of [[Vitria]]. He was also co-founder of [[TIBCO Software]]. He has some contribution to [[distributed system]]s. He invented the [[distributed publish-subscribe communication]] mechanism and [[Three-phase commit protocol]]. He received his [[Ph.D.]] from [[University of California]], [[University of California, Berkeley|Berkeley]], in distributed database systems.<ref> |
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'''Jonas Basanavičius''' ({{audio|Jonas Basanavicius.ogg|pronunciation}})({{audio|Basanowicz.ogg|pronunciation}}) (b. [[23 November]] [[1851]], Ožkabaliai - d. [[16 February]] [[1927]], [[Vilnius]]) was an activist and proponent of [[Lithuania]]'s [[Lithuanian National Revival|National Revival]] movement, founder of the first Lithuanian language newspaper ''[[Auszra]]''. He was one of the initiators and the Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the 1905 Congress of Lithuanians, the [[Great Seimas of Vilnius]]. He was a founder and a chairman of the [[Lithuanian Science Society]] (1907). |
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As a member of the [[Council of Lithuania]], he was a [[Signatories of the Act of Independence of Lithuania|signatory]] of the [[Act of Independence of Lithuania]] of [[February 16]] [[1918]]. Basanavičius is often given a unique informal honorific title of "[[Pater Patriae|Patriarch of the Nation]]" ({{lang-lt|tautos patriarchas}}) for his contributions and help in re-establishing the Lithuanian state. |
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*[http://www.vitria.com/Company/Dale_Skeen.php VITRIA Executive Team Member Page], ''Dale Skeen, Ph.D. is member of the Vitria executive team'' |
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After matriculating at the [[Marijampolė]] gymnasium between 1866 and 1873, he continued his studies at [[Moscow University]], majoring in history and philology. He later transferred to the Academy of Medicine. After receiving his diploma in 1879, he worked in Ožkabaliai, [[Vilkaviškis]] and [[Aleksotas]], and in 1878 moved to [[Bulgaria]] working as a doctor and the head of a hospital in Lom Palanka city. |
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In 1882, Dr. Basanavičius left Bulgaria for [[Prague]] and [[Vienna]], where he worked as a [[physician]] and continued advanced studies in medicine. It was in Prague, after meeting Czech national movement activists, that he decided to publish a newspaper, and called it "Auszra" which means dawn in Lithuanian. And it was a dawn seen in Prague, that suggested the name of the newspaper. |
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Returning to Bulgaria in 1884, he practiced as a physician in [[Elena, Bulgaria|Elena]], [[Lom, Bulgaria|Lom Palanka]], after returning to the town he survived an [[assassination]] attempt, but still continued editing of the the influential newspaper ''[[Aušra]]''. In 1891 Basanavičius got [[Bulgaria]]n citizenship<ref name='Aidai'> {{cite journal|title=Daktaras Jonas Basanavičius|journal=[[Aidai]]|date=5 May, 1977 |first=Gražutė |last=Šlapelytė - Sirutienė|coauthors=|volume=|issue=|pages=|id= |url=http://aidai.us/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2072&Itemid=198|format=|accessdate=2008-07-12 }}</ref>. In [[Varna]], he participated in local political activities, representing the Democratic party of Bulgaria in the Varna City Council and the Varna Democratic Party in the Congresses of 1903 in [[Sofia]] and of 1905 in [[Adrianopol]] and [[Istanbul]]. |
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[[Image:Jonas Basanavicius Reversum.png|thumb|171 px|[[Litas]] [[Commemorative coins of Lithuania|commemorative coin]] of Basanavičius' 150th anniversary]] |
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In 1905, after hearing that [[Lithuanian press ban]] was lifted<ref name='Aidai'/> Basanavičius returned to Lithuania, and continued to play an important role in the Lithuanian national revival, was the main force behind [[Great Seimas of Vilnius]]<ref name='Aidai'/>, that culminated with the Lithuanian [[Act of Independence of Lithuania]] in 1918. |
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Dr. Basanavičius explored [[Lithuania]]n history, culture, [[folklore]], and [[linguistics]], writing more than forty works in these fields. |
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He died in [[Vilnius]] on [[February 16]], 1927, Lithuanian Independence Day, and was buried in [[Rasos Cemetery]]. |
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* {{lt icon}} "Basanavičius, Jonas". Encyclopedia Lituanica I: 307-310. (1970-1978). Ed. Simas Sužiedėlis. Boston, Massachusetts: Juozas Kapočius. LCC 74-114275 |
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Revision as of 15:18, 11 October 2008
Jonas Basanavičius (ⓘ)(ⓘ) (b. 23 November 1851, Ožkabaliai - d. 16 February 1927, Vilnius) was an activist and proponent of Lithuania's National Revival movement, founder of the first Lithuanian language newspaper Auszra. He was one of the initiators and the Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the 1905 Congress of Lithuanians, the Great Seimas of Vilnius. He was a founder and a chairman of the Lithuanian Science Society (1907).
As a member of the Council of Lithuania, he was a signatory of the Act of Independence of Lithuania of February 16 1918. Basanavičius is often given a unique informal honorific title of "Patriarch of the Nation" (Lithuanian: tautos patriarchas) for his contributions and help in re-establishing the Lithuanian state.
Biography
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After matriculating at the Marijampolė gymnasium between 1866 and 1873, he continued his studies at Moscow University, majoring in history and philology. He later transferred to the Academy of Medicine. After receiving his diploma in 1879, he worked in Ožkabaliai, Vilkaviškis and Aleksotas, and in 1878 moved to Bulgaria working as a doctor and the head of a hospital in Lom Palanka city.
In 1882, Dr. Basanavičius left Bulgaria for Prague and Vienna, where he worked as a physician and continued advanced studies in medicine. It was in Prague, after meeting Czech national movement activists, that he decided to publish a newspaper, and called it "Auszra" which means dawn in Lithuanian. And it was a dawn seen in Prague, that suggested the name of the newspaper.
Returning to Bulgaria in 1884, he practiced as a physician in Elena, Lom Palanka, after returning to the town he survived an assassination attempt, but still continued editing of the the influential newspaper Aušra. In 1891 Basanavičius got Bulgarian citizenship[1]. In Varna, he participated in local political activities, representing the Democratic party of Bulgaria in the Varna City Council and the Varna Democratic Party in the Congresses of 1903 in Sofia and of 1905 in Adrianopol and Istanbul.
In 1905, after hearing that Lithuanian press ban was lifted[1] Basanavičius returned to Lithuania, and continued to play an important role in the Lithuanian national revival, was the main force behind Great Seimas of Vilnius[1], that culminated with the Lithuanian Act of Independence of Lithuania in 1918.
Dr. Basanavičius explored Lithuanian history, culture, folklore, and linguistics, writing more than forty works in these fields.
He died in Vilnius on February 16, 1927, Lithuanian Independence Day, and was buried in Rasos Cemetery.
Notes and references
- ^ a b c Šlapelytė - Sirutienė, Gražutė (5 May, 1977). "Daktaras Jonas Basanavičius". Aidai. Retrieved 2008-07-12.
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- Template:Lt icon "Basanavičius, Jonas". Encyclopedia Lituanica I: 307-310. (1970-1978). Ed. Simas Sužiedėlis. Boston, Massachusetts: Juozas Kapočius. LCC 74-114275
