Pranas Cepenas
Encyclopedia
Pranas Čepėnas was a Lithuania
n historian, encyclopedist, journalist, and lexicographer. In 1926 Čepėnas earned a diploma in history from University of Lithuania. He worked as professor of history at Vilnius University
. During World War II he emigrated to Germany and later to the U.S.
magazine.
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
n historian, encyclopedist, journalist, and lexicographer. In 1926 Čepėnas earned a diploma in history from University of Lithuania. He worked as professor of history at Vilnius University
Vilnius University
Vilnius University is the oldest university in the Baltic states and one of the oldest in Eastern Europe. It is also the largest university in Lithuania....
. During World War II he emigrated to Germany and later to the U.S.
Major works
- Editor of interwar Lietuviškoji enciklopedija (Lithuanian EncyclopediaLithuanian encyclopediasLithuanian encyclopedias are encyclopedias published in the Lithuanian language or encyclopedias about Lithuania and Lithuania-related topics. The first known attempt to create a Lithuanian encyclopedia was in 1883, when Jonas Jacevičius failed to get permission from the Tsarist authorities for...
) and Dictionary of International Words. - Naujųjų laikų Lietuvos istorija vol I and II (1988), History of Lithuania in Modern Times
- Editor of Lietuviškoji enciklopedija printed in Boston.
External links
Article about his book in LituanusLituanus
Lituanus is an English language quarterly journal dedicated to Lithuanian and Baltic languages, linguistics, political science, arts, history, literature, and related topics. It is published by the non-profit Lituanus Foundation, Inc., and has a worldwide circulation of about 3,000 copies per...
magazine.