Juozas Adomaitis-Šernas
Juozas Adomaitis-Šernas | |
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| Born | Juozas Adomaitis 7 August 1859 Šmuiliškė, Augustów Governorate, Congress Poland |
| Died | 5 August 1922 (aged 62) |
| Resting place | Lithuanian National Cemetery |
| Alma mater | Marijampolė Gymnasium |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, journalist, editor |
Juozas Adomaitis known by his pen name Šernas (1859–1922) was a Lithuanian non-fiction writer. He contributed to the Lithuanian-language newspapers Aušra and briefly served as editor of Varpas. In 1895, he moved to the United States where he worked as editor of the Lithuanian weekly Lietuva. He published about 20 popular science books about biology, ethnology, geography, history of writing.