Alfredas Bumblauskas
Alfredas Bumblauskas | |
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 Alfredas Bumblauskas, 2008 | |
| Born | November 18 1956 |
| Nationality | Lithuanian |
| Alma mater | Vilnius University |
Alfredas Bumblauskas (born on November 18 1956) is a professor at Vilnius University and one of the best known Lithuanian historians.
After graduating from Žemaitė school in Telšiai, he enrolled in Vilnius University in 1974. Bumblauskas received his doctoral degree in 1987, and was mentored by Edvardas Gudavičius. He was formerly dean of the Faculty of History and now heads the Department of Theory of History and Cultural History at Vilnius University. He has sponsored and participated in several TV shows about history and culture. Bumblauskas has been a visiting scholar at the University of Helsinki, the University of Graz, and the University of Warsaw, and is a member of the editorial board of Przegląd Wschodni.
Awards and prizes
- The Knight's Cross of the Order of Vytautas the Great, Lithuania, 2003
- The Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of Poland, Poland, 1999
- Presented with the Lithuanian National Prize of Culture and Art prize, 1998
- Presented with the Simonas Daukantas prize, 1999
References
- Faculty of History. Vilnius University, 2004.
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