Petras Būtėnas
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Petras Būtėnas | |
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![]() Petras Būtėnas in 1922, as a student at the University of Lithuania | |
Born | 27 June 1896 |
Died | 4 October 1980 |
Burial place | Toronto, Canada. Reburried in Panevėžys in 1996. |
Nationality | Lithuanian |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | Vytautas Magnus University |
Petras Būtėnas (27 June 1896 – 4 October 1980) was a Lithuanian linguist and public figure.[1] His work was very important in the research of Lithuanian culture.[2]
Early life
[edit]He had a younger brother Julijonas Būtėnas .[1]
Interwar
[edit]From 1919 to 1923, he was a volunteer soldier of the Lithuanian Army.[1] Since 1920, he studied at the Higher Courses and since 1922 in the University of Lithuania.[1] In 1930, Būtėnas graduated from Vytautas Magnus University.[1] He was a student of Kazimieras Būga, Jonas Jablonskis and Juozas Balčikonis.[1] From 1925 to 1944, Būtėnas worked as a teacher in Panevėžys.[1] He taught in the town's teachers' seminary until 1936.[1] Since 1939, he was a member of the Lithuanian Catholic Academy of Science.[1]
World War II
[edit]The Soviet authorities imprisoned Būtėnas from July 1940 to January 1941 in the Panevėžys Prison.[1] Together with others, he published the weekly Išlaisvintasis panevėžietis ('The liberated Panevėžian') in 1941.[1]
During 1941–1944, he was the director of Panevėžys Boys' Gymnasium.[1] He left for Germany in 1944.[1]
In emigration
[edit]He organized courses for Lithuanian teachers and lead those courses in 1945–1948.[1] In 1946, he prepared a summary for the Lithuanian language teachers' courses and gymnasium.[1] From 1945 to 1948, he edited the newspaper Lietuvių informacija ('Lithuanian information'), and in 1946–1948, the magazine Žingsniai ('Steps').[1] Būtėnas moved to the US in 1949.[1] He worked in the newspaper Keleivis ('Passenger') and in the editorial office of the Lithuanian Encyclopedia.[1]
Academic work
[edit]Būtėnas researched Lithuanian dialects , accentuation, and ancient ethnically Lithuanian territories.[1] He contributed to the preparation of Lietuvių kalbos žodyno (Lithuanian Dictionary), to which he contributed more than 8,000 words.[1] He collected folklore and prepared Lietuvių tautotyros žinių ir senienų rinkimo programą (Lithuanian Ethnography Knowledge and Antiquities Collection Program) in 1925.[1] Būtėnas collected material for research on old Lithuanian toponymy.[1]
Bibliography
[edit]Books
[edit]- Kirčio ir priegaidės žinios (1926)
- Trumpas linksnių mokslas praktiškam lietuvių kalbos reikalui (1929)
- Lietuvių kalbos prielinksnių mokslas teorijai ir praktikai (1930)
- Priežodžio ir patarlės gyvenimas (1930)
- Lietuvių kalbos akcentologijos vadovėlis mokyklai ir gyvenimui (1931)
- Augštaičių tarmės akuojančios pašneklės sienos (1932)
Articles
[edit]1956
- Būtėnas, Petras (September 1956). "Vytauto Didžiojo vasaros pilis" [The Summer Castle of Vytautas the Great] (PDF). Karys (in Lithuanian). 8 (1324): 259–261.
- Būtėnas, Petras (October 1956). "Vytauto Didžiojo vasaros pilis" [The Summer Castle of Vytautas the Great] (PDF). Karys (in Lithuanian). 9 (1325): 306–308.
1957
- Būtėnas, Petras (December 1957). "Sudūviai - Jotvingiai - Dainuviai" (PDF). Karys (in Lithuanian). 10 (1337): 314–316.
1962
- Būtėnas, Petras (April 1962). "Baltų žemės falsifikatas" [Falsification of the Baltic land] (PDF). Karys (in Lithuanian). 4 (1381): 105–115.
1963
- Būtėnas, Petras (February 1963). "Paslaptingieji sudūviai" [Mysterious Sudovians] (PDF). Karys (in Lithuanian). 2 (1389): 36–43.
- Būtėnas, Petras (May 1963). "Lietuvos valstybės įsikūrimas" [Establishment of the Lithuanian state] (PDF). Karys (in Lithuanian). 5 (1392): 130–134.
1964
- Būtėnas, Petras (January 1964). "Gal praverstų?!" [Maybe it would be useful?!] (PDF). Karys (in Lithuanian). 1 (1398): 2–7.
- Būtėnas, Petras (February 1964). "Gal praverstų?!" [Maybe it would be useful?!] (PDF). Karys (in Lithuanian). 2 (1399): 45–48.
- Būtėnas, Petras (March 1964). "Gal praverstų?!" [Maybe it would be useful?!] (PDF). Karys (in Lithuanian). 3 (1400): 74–82.
- Būtėnas, Petras (April 1964). "Lietuva ir jos kaimynai" [Lithuania and its neighbors] (PDF). Karys (in Lithuanian). 4 (1401): 107–110.
- Būtėnas, Petras (October 1964). "Karas ir politika: Kristijono Donelaičio "Metuose"" [War and Politics: In Kristijonas Donelaitis' "The Seasons"] (PDF). Karys (in Lithuanian). 8 (1405): 236–238.
1965
- Būtėnas, Petras (January 1965). "Nevertinę jūros" (PDF). Karys (in Lithuanian). 1 (1408): 7–10.
- Būtėnas, Petras (May 1965). "Prūso tautovardžio amžiaus prailginimas mažiausia 130 metų" [Prolongation of the age of Prussian nation's name by at least 130 years] (PDF). Karys (in Lithuanian). 5 (1412): 140–142.
- Būtėnas, Petras (June 1965). "Prūso tautovardžio amžiaus prailginimas mažiausia 130 metų" [Prolongation of the age of Prussian nation's name by at least 130 years] (PDF). Karys (in Lithuanian). 6 (1413): 168–171.
1966
- Būtėnas, Petras (January 1966). "Vėl sienos" [The borders again] (PDF). Karys (in Lithuanian). 1 (1418): 2–7.
- Būtėnas, Petras (March 1966). "Priešmindauginė Lietuva" [Pre-Mindaugas Lithuania] (PDF). Karys (in Lithuanian). 3 (1420): 72–75.
- Būtėnas, Petras (July 1966). "Premijuotina mūsų istorijos painiava" [Awardable confusion of our history] (PDF). Karys (in Lithuanian). 7 (1424): 198–201.
- Būtėnas, Petras (August 1966). "Premijuotina mūsų istorijos painiava" [Awardable confusion of our history] (PDF). Karys (in Lithuanian). 8 (1425): 228–233.
1967
- Būtėnas, Petras (January 1967). "Tvirmedės pilis" [Tvirmedė castle] (PDF). Karys (in Lithuanian). 1 (1428): 10–13.
- Būtėnas, Petras (February 1967). "Velikorosų-rusų okupacijos" [Velikorus-Russian occupation] (PDF). Karys (in Lithuanian). 2 (1429): 45–47.
- Būtėnas, Petras (June 1967). "Ten lietuvių, ne gudo šalis!" [That's the land of Lithuanians, not Belarusians!] (PDF). Karys (in Lithuanian). 6 (1433): 162–170.
1968
- Būtėnas, Petras (January 1968). "Lietuvos karalystė" [Kingdom of Lithuania] (PDF). Karys (in Lithuanian). 1 (1438): 5–8.
- Būtėnas, Petras (February 1968). "Lietuvos karalystė" [Kingdom of Lithuania] (PDF). Karys (in Lithuanian). 2 (1439): 44–47.
1970
- Būtėnas, Petras (May 1970). "Paskutinis žodis" [The last word] (PDF). Karys (in Lithuanian). 5 (1462): 129–137.
- Būtėnas, Petras (June 1970). "Paskutinis žodis" [The last word] (PDF). Karys (in Lithuanian). 6 (1463): 170–174.
1971
- Būtėnas, Petras (June 1971). "Karalius-Kuningas" (PDF). Karys (in Lithuanian). 6 (1473): 193–197.
Awards
[edit]- 1935 – 4th Class of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas.[1]
References
[edit]Sources
[edit]- Lapinskienė, Lionė (2003). "Petro Būtėno "Lietuvių tautotyros žinių ir senienų rinkimo programa"" (PDF). Liaudies kultūra (in Lithuanian). 1: 44–53.
- Zinkevičius, Zigmas (2003). "Petras Būtėnas". Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija. Vol. III (Beketeriai-Chakasai). Vilnius: Mokslo ir enciklopedijų leidybos institutas.