Jurgis Baltrušaitis, Lithuanian poet, critic, and translator (d. 1944)
Jurgis Baltrušaitis (May 2, 1873 – January 3, 1944) was a Lithuanian Symbolist poet and translator, who wrote his works in Lithuanian and Russian. In addition to his important contributions to Lithuanian literature, he was noted as a political activist and diplomat. Himself one of the foremost exponents of iconology, he was the father of art historian and critic Jurgis Baltrušaitis Jr.
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The Spanish National Assembly abolishes slavery in Puerto Rico. - 18Jun
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Canadian Confederation
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