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Leonidas Donskis

Lithuanian academic and politician (1962-2016)
Person human Q1376643

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20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[29]
Date of birth
August 13, 1962
Date of death
September 21, 2016
Place of birth
Klaipėda
Place of death
Vilnius
Country of citizenship
Soviet Union, Lithuania[11][12]
Occupation
politician, philosopher, university teacher, political theorist, historian, political scientist, essayist, cultural critic, member of parliament[13][14][15][16]
Employer
Vytautas Magnus University, Klaipėda University[23][24]
Field of work
political philosophy, political theory, philosophy, cultural history, human rights[17][18][19][20][21]
Position held
Member of the European Parliament[22]
Educated at
Vilnius University, Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre[25][26]
Member of political party
Liberal Movement[30]
Award received
honorary doctor of the Valahia University of Târgoviște, Officer's Cross of the Order for Merits to Lithuania[27][28]
Cause of death
myocardial infarction[31]
Work location
Strasbourg, Brussels[33][34]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Lithuanian, English[36][37]
Given name
Leonidas[32]
Manner of death
natural causes[35]
Place of burial
Petrašiūnai Cemetery[10]
🏷️ Also known as
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ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
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Library of Congress authority ID
no95049099
GND ID
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DONSKIS Leonidas MEP - 7th Parliamentary term.jpg ↗
Angelicum ID
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BIBSYS ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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CBDB.cz author ID
113170
CONOR.BG ID
51118949
CONOR.SR ID
17812583
CiNii Research ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
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Databazeknih.cz author ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
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Freebase ID
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Goodreads author ID
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IdRef ID
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IxTheo authority ID
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KANTO ID
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KBR person ID
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LIMIS person ID
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MEP directory ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NUKAT ID
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National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007425865505171
National Library of Korea ID
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National Library of Latvia ID
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National Library of Poland MMS ID
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National Library of Portugal ID
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
215149742
Open Library ID
OL280177A
OpenSanctions ID
Leonidas Donskis
PUG authority ID
222901
Parsifal cluster ID
208462
RedBA Granada authority ID
129644
SBN author ID
BVEV067930
SHARE Catalogue author ID
765432
SVKKL authority ID
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Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
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Occupation 6
politician, historian, philosopher, political scientist, university teacher, political theorist
Field of work 5
philosophy, human rights, political philosophy, cultural history, political theory
Country of citizenship 2
Lithuania, Soviet Union
Educated at 2
Vilnius University, Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre
Employer 2
Vytautas Magnus University, Klaipėda University
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
English, Lithuanian
Work location 2
Brussels, Strasbourg
Award received 1
honorary doctor of the Valahia University of Târgoviște
Cause of death 1
myocardial infarction
Instance of 1
human
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Member of political party 1
Liberal Movement
OpenSanctions ID 1
Leonidas Donskis
Place of birth 1
Klaipėda
Place of burial 1
Petrašiūnai Cemetery
Place of death 1
Vilnius
Position held 1
Member of the European Parliament
Sex or gender 1
male
← OpenSanctions ID 1
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Summary

Leonidas Donskis was born on August 13, 1962[1], in Klaipėda[2]. He died on September 21, 2016[3], in Vilnius[4]. He worked as a politician[5], philosopher[6], university teacher[7], political theorist[8], and historian[9].

FAQs

Where was Leonidas Donskis born?

Leonidas Donskis was born in Klaipėda[2].

Where did Leonidas Donskis die?

Leonidas Donskis passed away in Vilnius[4].

What did Leonidas Donskis do for work?

Leonidas Donskis worked as a politician[5], philosopher[6], university teacher[7], political theorist[8], and historian[9].

Where did Leonidas Donskis go to school?

Leonidas Donskis was educated at Vilnius University[25] and Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre[26].

What awards did Leonidas Donskis receive?

Honors received include honorary doctor of the Valahia University of Târgoviște[27] and Officer's Cross of the Order for Merits to Lithuania[28].

Related Entities

honorary doctor of the Valahia University of Târgoviște human rights Klaipėda Klaipėda University Lithuania Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre philosophy Vilnius Vilnius University Vytautas Magnus University

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . lzb.lt. lzb.lt. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [22] ↑ . Members of the European Parliament. wikidata.org.
  7. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [26] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [18] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [19] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [20] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [21] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] ↑ . Members of the European Parliament. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [16] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [24] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . valahia.ro. valahia.ro. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . e-seimas.lrs.lt. e-seimas.lrs.lt. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
  31. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. bookhaven.stanford.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 21w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Work location → Strasbourg, Brussels
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