Juozas Ambrazevičius

Juozas Ambrazevičius in 1925

Juozas Ambrazevičius or Juozas Brazaitis (December 9, 1903 in Trakiškiai, Marijampolė parish – October 28, 1974 in South Orange, New Jersey), was a Lithuanian literary historian, better known for his political career and nationalistic views. He was the acting Prime Minister of the Provisional Government of Lithuania from June 23, 1941 to August 5, 1941.

Academic career

Ambrazevičius studied literature at University of Lithuania in Kaunas and University of Bonn. From 1927 he lectured on Lithuanian literature and folklore in Kaunas. By the end of the 1930s he got involved in numerous organizations for literature teachers and scientists. His major works include Theory of Literature (Literatūros teorija in 1930), two-volume A History of World Literature (Visoutinė literatūros istorija in 1931-1932), Vaižgantas (in 1936), three-volume New Readings (Naujieji skaitymai), Lithuanian Writers (Lietuvių rašytojai in 1938). He also worked on the editorial staff of national daily Lietuva (Lithuania) and Catholic daily XX amžius (The 20th Century). He would sometimes use pseudonym Servus to write for these newspapers. During World War II he edited an underground periodical Į laisvę (Towards Freedom) which he later revived in Germany and in the United States.

Grave

In 2012, Ambrazevičius remains were transported from the United States to Lithuania and were reburied in the churchyard of Christ's Resurrection Church in Kaunas.^[1]

References

• Simas Sužiedėlis, ed. (1970–1978). "Juozas Brazaitis". Encyclopedia Lituanica. I. Boston, Massachusetts: Juozas Kapočius. pp. 396–397. LCC 74-114275.

External links

• (in Lithuanian) Juozas Ambrazevičius-Brazaitis (1903–1974) in Voruta.