Rapolas Šaltenis (1908 near

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– 2007) was a journalist, author, translator, and teacher. He published his first book, a memoir entitled ''Aš - mokytojas'' (I - A Teacher) at the age of 74. He was a recipient of the

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, Class V.

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1908 births 2007 deaths Recipients of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas 20th-century Lithuanian translators 20th-century Lithuanian journalists {{Lithuania-translator-stub