Vincas Basanavičius (August 1, 1861

Ožkabaliai Ožkabaliai is a village in Vilkaviškis district municipality, Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, it had 44 residents. It is best known as the birthplace of Jonas Basanavičius (1851–1927), one of the most prominent activists of the Lith ...

– April 23, 1910 Ožkabaliai) was a

Lithuania Lithuania (; lt, Lietuva ), officially the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublika, links=no ), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania ...

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folklorist Folklore studies, less often known as folkloristics, and occasionally tradition studies or folk life studies in the United Kingdom, is the branch of anthropology devoted to the study of folklore. This term, along with its synonyms, gained currenc ...

, the brother of

Jonas Basanavičius Jonas Basanavičius (, pl, Jan Basanowicz; 23 November 1851 – 16 February 1927) was an activist and proponent of the Lithuanian National Revival. He participated in every major event leading to the independent Lithuanian state and is often give ...

.Vincas Basanavičius
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and Bartninkai to Jonas for publishing. He collected 700 works of folk tales, 150 songs, and 134 riddles. The former pantry room in the Jonas Basanavičius House Museum in Ožkabaliai holds the permanent exhibition of the works of Vincas.JONAS–BASANAVIČIUS–GEHÖFT–MUSEUM
(retrieved July 19, 2015)

Publications

His collections were included in publications by Jonas Basanavičius: *1898: „Lietuviškos pasakos“ (Lithuanian Folk Tales) *1902: „Ožkabalių dainos“ (Songs from Ožkabaliai) *1903: „Iš gyvenimo vėlių bei velnių“ (From Life of Ghosts and Devils) *1905: „Lietuviškos pasakos įvairios“ (More Lithuanian Folk Tales)

References

1861 births 1910 deaths Lithuanian folklorists People from Vilkaviškis District Municipality Lithuanian folk-song collectors {{lithuania-bio-stub