Born on 17.10.1941 in Subačius, Kupiškis district.Member of the Lithuanian Photographers' Union since 1973, Honorary Member (1997), granted the status of artist in 2005.1959-61 studied Lithuanian Studies at Vilnius University, Faculty of History and Philology, 1961-66 studied at Moscow Lomonosov University, Department of Philosophy. Associate professor (1976), Doctor of Philosophy (1985), Professor of Aesthetics (1987). Corresponding member of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences (1990), academician (1998). Vice-President of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences, Head of the Division of Humanities and Social Sciences (2001). Since 2003 Rector of Vilnius Pedagogical University. Compiled the almanac Lithuanian Photography (1981).
Awards. Lithuanian National Science Prize (2001), Baltic Assembly Prize (2003), Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit for Lithuania (2004).
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