Vincas Mykolaitis-Putinas | |
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Born | |
Died | 7 June 1967 | (aged 74)
Resting place | Rasos Cemetery |
Alma mater | Sejny Priest Seminary Saint Petersburg Roman Catholic Theological Academy University of Fribourg |
Occupation(s) | Poet, dramatist, literary critic, translator |
Years active | 1911–1967 |
Spouse | Emilija Kvederaitė |
Vincas Mykolaitis, known by his pen name Putinas (literally Viburnum);[1] 6 January 1893 – 7 June 1967), was a Lithuanian writer, poet and translator, accorded the honour of being a People's Writer of the Lithuanian SSR in 1963.[2] He was also a Catholic priest, but renounced his priesthood in 1935.[3]