Juozas Gabrys

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Juozas Gabrys
University of Odessa
Occupation(s)politician, diplomat
Known foradvocating Lithuanian independence
Political partyLithuanian Democratic Party

Juozas Gabrys or Juozas Gabrys-Paršaitis (February 22, 1880 – July 26, 1951) was a Lithuanian politician and diplomat, best remembered for his efforts to popularize the idea of Lithuania's independence in the West during World War I.

Early life

Juozas Gabrys was born on February 22, 1880, in the town of

University of Odessa
in 1907.

Biography

Gabrys was a secretary of the

German Foreign Ministry.[1] He published articles in more than fifty European newspapers for his campaigns, sometimes bribing editors to get them through.[1] His greatest success in organization was the Congress of Nationalities held in Switzerland in 1916 with 400 representatives from 23 nationalities.[1]

According to

unperson" in Lithuanian history despite his efforts to liberate the country.[4]

Later life

In 1919, with the help of the French, Gabrys unsuccessfully attempted to get a Lithuanian government position. From that point on, he dabbled in Lithuanian politics until he retired. In retirement, he became a gentleman-farmer in Switzerland. Gabrys died on 26 July 1951 at Corsier-sur-Vevey in Switzerland.[1]

Works

Gabrys is the only leading Lithuanian liberation political advocate during World War I to write his memoirs in a Western language.[4] His works include:

  • Gabrys, Juozas (1911). La nation lithuanienne; son état sous la domination russe et allemande. Paris: Imprimerie de la Cour d'Appel. Retrieved 2014-06-11.
  • Gabrys, J. (1918). Carte Ethnographique de L'Europe 1918. Lausanne: Institut geographique Kummerly and Fray, Berne.
  • Gabrys-Paršaitis, Juozas (2007). Tautos sargyboj. Egzodo archyvas. Vilnius: Versus aureus.
    ISBN 978-9955699545
    .
  • Demm, Eberhard; Christina Nikolajew; Nathalie Chamba (2013). Auf Wache für die Nation: Erinnerungen : der Weltkriegsagent Juozas Gabrys berichtet (1911-1918).
    ISBN 9783653031485
    . Retrieved 2014-06-10.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Tucker & Roberts 2005, p. 457.
  2. ^ Senn 1980, p. 53.
  3. ISSN 0024-5089
    . Retrieved 2014-06-10.
  4. ^ a b c d Smele 2006, p. 460.

Bibliography

External links
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