Born on 03.10.1952 in Kaunas.
In 1975 graduated from Vilnius University, where he obtained a degree in Lithuanian studies. Since 1978 he has worked at the Institute of Lithuanian Language and Literature, since 1990 he has been a lecturer at Vilnius University and head of the Algirdas Julius Greimas Centre for Semiotic Studies. Founder and owner of the publishing house "Baltos lankos" (for a long time he was its director), director of the magazine of the same name. Author, co-author and compiler of literature textbooks, methodological and educational tools.