Juozas Kudirka (March 13, 1939 - June 21, 2007) was a Lithuanian ethnologist, habilitated doctor of sciences in humanities.[1][2][3][4]
He graduated from Vilnius University in 1965 majoring in history. His diploma work was Veiveriai Teacher's Seminary (Lithuanian: Veiverių mokytojų seminarija). In 1969 he earned his kandidat nauk degree in historical sciences after the post-graduate course at the Institute of History of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences, which was soon promoted to the highest Soviet-time scientific degree of doktor nauk, with the thesis Pottery in Lithuania (Lithuanian: Puodininkystė Lietuvoje), which in 1973 was published as a book Lietuvos puodžiai ir puodai (Lithuanian Potters and Pots).[2] In 1995 he earned the dr.hab. degree in ethnology.[4]
His works significantly contributed to the preservation and popularization of folk traditions and cultural revival of Lithuania. In particular, he was instrumental in the restoration of the calendar of traditional Lithuanian holidays in post-Soviet Lithuania.[2][4]
- ^ Juozas Kudirka, Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija (Universal Lithuanian Encyclopedia)
- ^ a b c Daiva Venclovienė, "Juozo Kudirkos gyvenimas ir kūryba (1939 03 19 – 2007 06 21)", Gyvenimas, May 21, 2019
- ^ „100 iškiliausių Prienų krašto asmenybių“ – Juozas Kudirka ("100 most prominent personalities of the Prienai District" - Juozas Kudirka) , information from the Prienai District Museum
- ^ a b c Žilvytis Šaknys, "Juozas Kudirka", an obituary in Lietuvos Etnologija, July 2007
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