Gunaras Kakaras

Gunaras Kakaras
Born (1939-01-08) 8 January 1939
Padaičiai, near Biržai, Lithuania[1]
Nationality Lithuanian
Alma mater Vilnius University
Known for Stars Photometry[2]
Scientific career
Fields Astronomy and Astrophysics
Institutions Lithuanian Museum of Ethnocosmology

Gunaras Imantas Kakaras (born 8 January 1939, Padaičiai near Biržai[1]) is a Lithuanian astronomer, founder and director[3] of Lithuanian Museum of Ethnocosmology. He is widely known in Lithuania and Post-Soviet states as a scientist, advocating and popularising Lithuanian ethnic culture along with astronomy.[4][5]

In 1967, he published his first book Šimtas astronomijos mįslių (A Hundred Mysteries of Astronomy).[2] In 1977, together with Algimantas Ažusienis and Antanas Juška, Kakaras released a textbook Astrofizika.[2][6] His field of interests has evolved into unique concept of ethnocosmology. This new idea was widely supported in Lithuania, and resulted in establishing Lithuanian Museum of Ethnocosmology in 1990,[3] which was built near Molėtai Astronomical Observatory, and until now is led by Kakaras himself.

Publications

  1. G. Kakaras, "Šimtas astronomijos mįslių", Vaga, Vilnius, Lithuania, 1967[7][8]
  2. G. Kakaras, A. Ažusienis and A. Juška, "Astrofizika", Textbook, Vilnius, Lithuania, 1977[2]

References

  1. 1 2 (in Lithuanian) Astronomijos istorija
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Lietuvos astronomijos istorija". Retrieved 12 September 2013.
  3. 1 2 (in Lithuanian) Lietuvos muziejai
  4. ↑ "Ethnocosmology and Mythology in Lithuania". Retrieved 12 September 2013.
  5. ↑ Saukienė, Inga (26 October 2010). "kontaktas su ateiviais įmintų žmonijos atsiradimo mįslę". Retrieved 12 September 2013.
  6. ↑ lt:Antanas Juška (1902)
  7. ↑ "the European Library". Retrieved 12 September 2013.
  8. ↑ "Open Library". Retrieved 12 September 2013.
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