Gunaras Kakaras

Gunaras Kakaras
Born (1939-01-08) 8 January 1939
Padaičiai, near Biržai, Lithuania[1]
Nationality Lithuanian
Fields Astronomy and Astrophysics
Institutions Lithuanian Museum of Ethnocosmology
Alma mater Vilnius University
Known for Stars Photometry[2]

Gunaras Imantas Kakaras (born 8 January 1939 in Padaičiai near Biržai[1]) is a Lithuanian astronomer, founder and director[3] of Lithuanian Museum of Ethnocosmology. He is widely known in Lithuania and Post-Soviet states as a scientist, advocating and popularising Lithuanian ethnic culture along with astronomy.[4][5]

In 1967, he published his first book Šimtas astronomijos mįslių (A Hundred Mysteries of Astronomy).[2] In 1977, together with Algimantas Ažusienis and Antanas Juška, Kakaras released a textbook Astrofizika.[2][6] His field of interests has evolved into unique concept of ethnocosmology. This new idea was widely supported in Lithuania, and resulted in establishing Lithuanian Museum of Ethnocosmology in 1990,[3] which was built near Molėtai Astronomical Observatory, and until now is led by Kakaras himself.

Publications

  1. G. Kakaras, "Šimtas astronomijos mįslių", Vaga, Vilnius, Lithuania, 1967[7][8]
  2. G. Kakaras, A. Ažusienis and A. Juška, "Astrofizika", Textbook, Vilnius, Lithuania, 1977[2]

References

  1. 1 2 (Lithuanian) Astronomijos istorija
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Lietuvos astronomijos istorija". Retrieved 12 Sep 2013.
  3. 1 2 (Lithuanian) Lietuvos muziejai
  4. "Ethnocosmology and Mythology in Lithuania". Retrieved 12 Sep 2013.
  5. Saukienė, Inga (26 Oct 2010). "kontaktas su ateiviais įmintų žmonijos atsiradimo mįslę". Retrieved 12 Sep 2013.
  6. lt:Antanas Juška (1902)
  7. "the European Library". Retrieved 12 Sep 2013.
  8. "Open Library". Retrieved 12 Sep 2013.

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