Kazimieras Baršauskas
Kazimieras Baršauskas (born May 13, 1904 in Gižai , Vilkaviškis District , now Vilkaviškis Rajongemeinde , † May 24, 1964 in Vilnius ) was a Lithuanian physicist, professor , rector .
Life
From 1919 to 1925 Kazimieras Baršauskas attended the Marijampolė High School and from 1925 to 1930 studied in the Department of Physics - Mathematics of the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science of the Vytautas Magnus University in Kaunas . From 1929 to 1930 he worked as a laboratory assistant. From 1930 to 1931 and from 1938 to 1939 he served in the Lithuanian Army and became a lieutenant . In 1935 he visited scientific institutions in Moscow and Leningrad . From 1936 to 1937 he continued his education at the TU Berlin with Hans Geiger . In 1938 he received his doctorate in natural sciences.
His grave is in the Petrašiūnai cemetery .
Teaching and Research
From 1940 he taught as a lecturer. From 1930 to 1946 he taught at the VDU. From 1941 he was a professor. In 1956 he became a member of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences . Together with other people he set up the Kauno politechnikos institutas (KPI) and headed it as its rector from 1950 to 1964.
Kazimieras Baršauskas researched the secondary cosmic radiation energy distribution. With others he investigated the ultrasonic spectrometry, nuclear magnetic resonance and properties of the semiconductor triode.
politics
From 1950 he was a member of the CPSU . From 1951 to 1952 he was Deputat of Kaunas Oblast and from 1940 to 1954 Judge of the People's Court. From 1958 he was a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Lithuania and from 1955 to 1964 Deputat in the Supreme Soviet of Soviet Lithuania .
family
His brother was an architect and professor Juozas Baršauskas (1912–1990).
Kazimieras Baršauskas was married. He and his wife had two sons: the chess player Vytautas Baršauskas (1930–1980) and the engineer Petras Baršauskas (* 1953).
Awards
- 1964: Honored Scientist from LTSR
- 1969: State Prize from LTSR
- 2008: Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas (Riterio kryžius)
literature
- Kazimieras Baršauskas. Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija , T. II (Arctic Beketas). - Vilnius: Mokslo ir enciklopedijų Leidybos institutas, 2002. - 677 psl.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Baršauskas, Kazimieras |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Lithuanian physicist, professor, rector |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 13, 1904 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gižai , Vilkaviškis district , now Vilkaviškis district municipality |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 24, 1964 |
| Place of death | Vilnius |