Jonas Kazlauskas (linguist)
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Jonas Kazlauskas (1 August 1930 in Matiešionys – 7 October 1970 in Vilnius) was a Lithuanian linguist, expert on the Baltic languages.[1]
In 1954, he graduated from the University of Vilnius. He was the dean of the Humanities faculty at University of Vilnius. He was one of the founders of the journal, Baltistica.[2]
He died in mysterious circumstances, his body found in the Neris River. It is rumoured that the KGB tried to recruit him, and he refused, leading him to be killed.[2]
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