How to Pronounce Kristijonas Donelaitis
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Jan 01, 1714 Lasdinehlen, Russia Died on 18 Feb 1780 (aged 66)
Prussian Lithuanian Lutheran pastor, poet, author of The Seasons
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About Kristijonas Donelaitis
- Kristijonas Donelaitis (Latin: Christian Donalitius; 1 January 1714 – 18 February 1780) was a Prussian Lithuanian poet and Lutheran pastor.
- He lived and worked in Lithuania Minor, a territory in the Kingdom of Prussia, that had a sizable Lithuanian-speaking minority.
- He wrote the first classic Lithuanian language poem, The Seasons (Lithuanian: Metai), which became one of the principal works of Lithuanian poetry.
- The poem, a classic work of Lithuanian literature, depicts everyday life of Lithuanian peasants, their struggle with serfdom, and the annual cycle of life.
