Antanas Purėnas
Antanas Purėnas
Antanas Purėnas (16 February 1881 – 5 November 1962) was a famous Lithuanian organic chemist and politician.
Biography[]
Antanas was born in , Kupiškis, Lithuania (then Empire of Russia). After completing Liepaja gymnasium, he was studying in Tartu in 1902–1904 and in Saint Petersburg from which he graduated in 1912.
Scientific career[]
Since 1951 he had been the professor of Kaunas Polytechnic Institute.
Politician career[]
Purėnas participated in revolution held in 1905–1907, therefore he was prosecuted by the police. In 1918 he joined LSDP, and teachers association "". In 1920 he was a delegate of LSDP in Constituent Assembly of Lithuania, Chairman of educational committee.
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