Česlovas Laurinavičius (born 16 September 1952 in

Klaipėda Klaipėda ( ; ) is a city in Lithuania on the Baltic Sea coast. It is the List of cities in Lithuania, third-largest city in Lithuania, the List of cities in the Baltic states by population, fifth-largest city in the Baltic States, and the capi ...

) is a

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historian A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human species; as well as the ...

and

political scientist Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and Power (social and political), power, and the analysis of political activities, political philosophy, political thought, polit ...

, In 2003, he was the recipient of the Knight's Cross of the

Order for Merits to Lithuania The Order for Merits to Lithuania () is an award, presented by the President of Lithuania, which may be conferred on the citizens of Lithuania and foreign nationals for distinguished services promoting name of Lithuania, expanding a develop interna ...

. Since 2001, he has served as the head of the Department of the 20th Century History at the Lithuanian Institute of History."Česlovas Laurinavičius"
a profile at the Lithuanian Institute of History website.

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1952 births Living people 20th-century Lithuanian historians Lithuanian political scientists Vilnius University alumni Academic staff of Vilnius University Knight's Crosses of the Order for Merits to Lithuania 21st-century Lithuanian historians People from Klaipėda {{lithuania-bio-stub