Butkų Juzė (July 21, 1893 – April 22, 1947) was the

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of Juozas Butkus, a

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n educator, poet, playwright and journalist. He worked for numerous newspapers from 1910 onwards, including ''

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'', '' Žemaitis'', '' Lietuvos žinios'', and '' Naujojoje Lietuvoje''. In 1932 he was inducted into the Lithuanian Journalists' Union. He wrote the play ''Palaidūnas'' (''Prodigal'') in 1925, and translated numerous works into Lithuanian, including Goethe's ''

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''. He later worked as a museum curator and teacher at the Klaipėda Pedagogical Institute.

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