Norbertas Vėlius

Lithuanian folklorist (1938–1996)
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Norbertas Vėlius

Summary

Norbertas Vėlius is a human[1]. His place of birth was Gulbės[2]. He was born on January 1, 1938[3]. He passed away in Vilnius[4]. He died on June 23, 1996[5]. He worked as a historian[6], university teacher[7], and writer[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Norbertas Vėlius's place of birth was Gulbės[2].
  • Norbertas Vėlius passed away in Vilnius[4].
  • Norbertas Vėlius was born on January 1, 1938[3].
  • Norbertas Vėlius died on June 23, 1996[5].
  • Norbertas Vėlius is buried at Antakalnis Cemetery[10].
  • A child of Norbertas Vėlius was Gintautas Vėlius[11].
  • Norbertas Vėlius held citizenship in Lithuania[12].
  • Lithuanian was Norbertas Vėlius's native language[13].
  • Norbertas Vėlius's professions included historian[6].
  • Norbertas Vėlius's professions included university teacher[7].
  • Norbertas Vėlius worked as a writer[8].
  • Norbertas Vėlius's field of work was folkloristics[14].
  • Norbertas Vėlius's field of work was ethnography[15].
  • Norbertas Vėlius was employed by Vytautas Magnus University[16].
  • Norbertas Vėlius was employed by Šiauliai University[17].
  • Among Norbertas Vėlius's employers was Vilnius University[18].
  • Norbertas Vėlius's education included a stint at Vilnius University[19].
  • Norbertas Vėlius is recorded as male[20].
  • Norbertas Vėlius's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Norbertas Vėlius earned the academic degree of Doctor of Sciences in Philology[22].
  • Norbertas Vėlius's family name is recorded as Vėlius[23].
  • Norbertas Vėlius's given name is recorded as Norbertas[24].
  • Norbertas Vėlius's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Lithuanian[25].
  • Norbertas Vėlius's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'lt', 'text': 'Norbertas Vėlius'}[26].

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Origins and Family

Norbertas Vėlius was born in Gulbės[2]. He was born on January 1, 1938[3]. Lithuanian was his native language[13].

Education

Norbertas Vėlius's education included a stint at Vilnius University[19]. He earned the academic degree of Doctor of Sciences in Philology[22].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include historian[6], university teacher[7], and writer[8]. Fields of work include folkloristics[14], a branch of anthropology[27] and ethnography[15], an academic discipline[28]. Employers include Vytautas Magnus University[16], a university[29], in Lithuania[30], founded in 1989[31]; Šiauliai University[17], a public university[32], in Lithuania[33], founded in 1997[34]; and Vilnius University[18], a public university[35], in Lithuania[36], founded in 1579[37], headquartered in Vilnius[38].

Personal Life

A child of Norbertas Vėlius was Gintautas Vėlius[11].

Death and Burial

Norbertas Vėlius died on June 23, 1996[5]. He passed away in Vilnius[4]. He is buried at Antakalnis Cemetery[10].

Why It Matters

Norbertas Vėlius ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[9]

FAQs

Where was Norbertas Vėlius born?

Born in Gulbės[2], Norbertas Vėlius…

Where did Norbertas Vėlius die?

Norbertas Vėlius died in Vilnius[4].

What did Norbertas Vėlius do for work?

Norbertas Vėlius worked as historian[6], university teacher[7], and writer[8].

Where did Norbertas Vėlius go to school?

Norbertas Vėlius was educated at Vilnius University[19].

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  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  13. [8] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [10] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
  20. [5] . BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

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  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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