Jonas Jablonskis | |
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Born | Kubilėliai, Congress Poland | December 30, 1860
Died | February 23, 1930 | (aged 69)
Nationality | Lithuanian |
Occupation | linguist |
Known for | one of the founders of the standard Lithuanian language |
Jonas Jablonskis (Lithuanian pronunciation: [joːnɐs jɐbˈɫɔnskɪs]; 30 December 1860, in Kubilėliai, Šakiai district – 23 February 1930, in Kaunas) was a distinguished Lithuanian linguist and one of the founders of the standard Lithuanian language.[1] He used the pseudonym Rygiškių Jonas, taken from the small town named Rygiškiai where he spent his childhood.