Abraomas Kulvietis
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Abraomas Kulvietis was a Lithuanian jurist and a professor at Königsberg Albertina University, as well as a reformer of the church.
Abraomas Kulvietis monument in Jonava
Abraomas Kulvietis' memorial near his birthplace
Lithuanian language
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Lithuanian is an East Baltic language belonging to the Baltic branch of the Indo-European language family. It is the language of Lithuanians and the official language of Lithuania as well as one of th
Abraomas Kulvietis
…Sforza and King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania Sigismund II Augustus. In 1540 Kulvietis founded his own school where he taught about 60 pupils in Lithuanian. He was generally unpopular among the Roman Catholic hierarchy because of his Lutheran beliefs, and when the queen was away in 1542 Kulvietis was forced…
The oldest surviving manuscript in Lithuanian (c. 1503), rewritten from a 15th century original text.
Lithuanian primer for children Moksłas skaytima raszta lietuwiszka, published in Lithuania's capital Vilnius in 1783
Lithuanian school in Vilnius in 1902
Ethnolinguistic area of Lithuanians and the Lithuanian language in 1917 by Prussian Lithuanian professor Vilius Gaigalaitis (Wilhelm Gaigalat), the dashed areas represent linguistically mixed border areas where Lithuanians formed a large minority