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Tomas Venclova

Lithuanian National Prize, Petrarca-Preis, Vilenica International Literary Prize, Zbigniew Herbert Award, Doctor Honoris Causa of Vilnius University Tomas Venclova (born 11 September 1937) is a Lithuanian poet, prose writer, scholar, philologist and translator of literature. He is one of the five founding members of the Lithuanian Helsinki Group. In 1977, following his dissident activities, he was forced to emigrate and was deprived of his Soviet citizenship.

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Tomas Venclova

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Name
Tomas Venclova
Born
11 September 1937
Birthplace
Klaipėda, Lithuania
Occupation
philologist, essayist, writer, poet
Nationality
Lithuanian
Awards
* Illustration — Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas
Education
Vilnius University · University of Tartu
Honours
Golden Medal for Merit to Culture · Commander of the Order of Vytautas the Great · Vilenica Prize · honorary doctor of the Maria Curie-Skłodowska University · Commander of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas · Commander of the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland
Languages
Polish · Russian · English

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Lithuanian National Prize, Petrarca-Preis, Vilenica International Literary Prize, Zbigniew Herbert Award, Doctor Honoris Causa of Vilnius University Tomas Venclova (born 11 September 1937) is a Lithuanian poet, prose writer, scholar, philologist and translator of literature. He is one of the five founding members of the Lithuanian Helsinki Group. In 1977, following his dissident activities, he was forced to emigrate and was deprived of his Soviet citizenship.

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Tomas Venclova (born 1937) is a Lithuanian and Soviet cultural critic, essayist and literary historian, among other activities. The cultural critic was born in Klaipėda.

Tomas Venclova studied at University of Tartu and Vilnius University. The cultural critic worked for University of California, Berkeley and Yale University and is a member of Lithuanian Helsinki Group and Polish Academy of Learning. Tomas Venclova lived in New Haven.

Languages used include English, Polish and Russian. The cultural critic received Commander of the Order of Vytautas the Great, Golden Medal for Merit to Culture and honorary doctor of the Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, among others.

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  3. 03Honours and memberships
  4. 04Bibliography and scholarly literature
  5. 05Notes, references and evidence

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