| LC control no. | n 50027056 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Baltrušaitis, Jurgis, 1903-1988 |
| Variant(s) | Baltrushaĭtīs, I︠U︡rīĭ I︠U︡rʹevīch, 1903-1988 Baltrushaytis, Hurgis, 1903-1988 |
| Associated country | Lithuania Russia France |
| Birth date | 1903-05-07 |
| Death date | 1988-01-25 |
| Place of birth | Moscow (Russia) |
| Place of death | Paris (France) |
| Field of activity | Art, Medieval Art, Gothic Art and history |
| Affiliation | Vytauto Didžiojo universitetas (Kaunas, Lithuania) Université de Paris |
| Profession or occupation | Art historians Medievalists Diplomats |
| Found in | His Les chapiteaux de Sant Cugat del Vallès ... 1931. Chevrier, J.-F. Portrait de Jurgis Baltrušaitis, c1989: cover p. 4 (recently deceased) Usumnasirutʻyun vratsʻ ev hay mijnadaryan arvesti, 2003: t.p. (Hurgis Baltrushaytis) Lithuanian Wikipedia WWW site, Nov. 23, 2010 (Jurgis Baltrušaitis; b. May 7, 1903, Moscow; d. Jan. 25, 1988, Paris; Lithuanian diplomat, medieval art historian) Wikipedia English website, 8 Dec. 2015: individual entry (Jurgis Baltrušaitis (son); Jurgis Baltrušaitis (May 7, 1903-January 25, 1988) was a Lithuanian art historian, art critic and a founder of comparative art research. He was the son of the poet and diplomat Jurgis Baltrušaitis. In 1924 he moved to Paris and began studies at the Sorbonne [on] the history of art; receiving a doctorate from the Sorbonne in 1931. Between 1933 and 1939 Baltrušaitis taught art history at the University of Kaunas. Most of his works were written in French, although he always stressed his Lithuanian origin. After Lithuania was occupied by the USSR in 1945, he served as a diplomat in exile) |
| Associated language | fre |
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