Aleksandras Dičpetris (31 October 1906 – 30 November 1968) was a Lithuanian poet and educator. He first published poetry in 1923 and continued publishing in college. He majored in German studies and Lithuanian philology and pedagogy at

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, belonged to the “tent society” and graduated in 1933. The melodic quatrain collection ''Dalia Necklace'' published in 1930 alternates between

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and neoromantic styles. In 1931 his poem entitled ''Lithuania Our Motherland'' drew notable attention. He became a headmaster of a college preparatory school. When the

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invaded Lithuania in 1939 his high standing in the community meant he had to leave the country in order to secure the safety of his family. He chose to move to

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and established another school for Lithuanian expatriates in Germany where he again became the headmaster. In 1944 he chose an offer of resettlement in

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for him, his wife and four children. He died in

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1968 and is buried in London. His son Aleksandras Napoleonas Dičpetris also became a writer and author of works, including the allegorical travel tale novel ''Trys Dienos Pasauly'' and his daughter Rasa married

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and recorded with them as a backup vocalist. Additionally, his son Dr. Henrikas-P. Dicpetris is a doctor and has published a medical book.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Dicpetris, Aleksandras 1906 births 1968 deaths Lithuanian male poets 20th-century Lithuanian poets Lithuanian educators Lithuanian refugees Lithuanian expatriates in the United Kingdom Lithuanian expatriates in Germany Lithuanian writers 20th-century Lithuanian educators World War II refugees Vytautas Magnus University alumni People from Linkuva