Puzinas, Jonas, 1905-1978

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Name (Latin)
Puzinas, Jonas, 1905-1978
Other forms of name
Puzinas, Jonas, 1905-
Date of birth
1905-10-01
Date of death
1978-04-14
Associated country
Lithuania
Occupation
Archaeologists
College teachers
Historians
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 3443422
Wikidata: Q12657841
Library of congress: n 81040717
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Wikipedia description:

Jonas Puzinas (October 1, 1905 – April 14, 1978) was a Lithuanian archaeologist and specialist on the prehistory of Lithuania. He belonged to the first generation of Lithuanian scholars who matured in independent Lithuania (1918–40). He was the first scientifically trained archaeologist of Lithuania and he laid the foundations, including some of the basic terminology and periodization, for future archaeological studies. His work in Lithuania was cut short by World War II. In 1944, he retreated to Germany and then to the United States. There he continued his academic work, notably editing Lithuanian encyclopedias.

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