Petras Vaičiūnas
Petras Vaičiūnas (* July 11, 1890 in Piliakalniai , Jonava Rajongemeinde , † June 7, 1959 in Vilnius , Lithuanian SSR ) was a Lithuanian poet, playwright and translator.
Life
The parents were Vincas Vaičiūnas and Marija Šarkaitė-Razumienė-Vaičiūnienė. There were seven children in the family, Ignas, Jurgis, Stanislovas and Ona Razumos, and Petras, Juozas and Viktoras Vaičiūnai. Juozas Vaičiūnas and Stanislovas Razumas became priests, Viktoras Vaičiūnas (1896–1945) became a psychiatrist .
In 1907 Petras graduated from the Ukmergė primary school and from 1914 to 1918 lived in Petrograd , studied at the Institute of Psycho- neurology and at the University of Petrograd , worked in educational and cultural institutions. As a playwright he made his debut in 1916 in the theater "Krivoje zerkalo" with the play Pražydo nuvytusios gėlės .
From 1930 to 1935 he was secretary of the commission at the Vytauto Didžiojo universitetas . From 1941 worked at the library of the Lietuvos mokslų akademija in Vilnius and was director for a certain time. Father Vaičiūnas' poem “Mes be Vilniaus nenurimsim!” Has now almost become the second national anthem.
He was married to Teofilija Dragūnaitė-Vaičiūnienė (1899–1995), actress.
After Vaičiūnas a middle school was called Panoteriai (now Hauptschule).
bibliography
- poetry
- Rasoti spinduliai, 1923
- Tekanti saulė, 1925
- Gimtuoju vieškeliu, 1927
- Amžiais dės galvą už Vilnių lietuvis, 1928
- Saulės lobis, 1935
- prose
- Aukštaičių pasakos, 1934
- theatre
- Pražydo nuvytusios gėlės, 1917
- Milda, 1920
- Mano taurė, 1920
- Žemėtos kaukės, 1923
- Giedrėjanti sąžinė, 1924
- Sudrumstoji ramybė, 1924
- Tuščios pastangos, 1926
- Patriotai, 1926
- Nuodėmingas angelas, 1927
- Stabai ir žmonės, 1928
- Laimės gėlė, 1928
- Liepsnojančios širdys, 1929
- Aukso žaismas (rankraštis, 1932)
- Naujieji žmonės (rankraštis, 1933)
- Tikruoju keliu (rankraštis, 1933)
- Sulaužyta priesaika, 1935
- Prisikėlimas (rankraštis, 1936)
literature
- Reda Pabarčienė. Petro Vaičiūno Pasaulis. - Lietuvių literatūros ir tautosakos institutas, Vilnius, 1996.
- TLE, 4 tomas, 407 psl.
Web links
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Vaičiūnas, Petras |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Lithuanian poet, playwright and translator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 11, 1890 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Piliakalniai , Jonava district municipality |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 7, 1959 |
| Place of death | Vilnius , Lithuanian SSR |