Vincas Krėvė-Mickevičius
Vincas Krėvė-Mickevičius | |
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Krėvė-Mickevičius in 1921 | |
| Prime Minister of Lithuania | |
| In office 24 June 1940 – 1 July 1940 | |
| Chairman of Lithuanian Nationalist Union | |
| In office 19 August 1924 – 29 June 1925 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 19, 1882 Subartonys, Russian Empire |
| Died | June 7, 1954 (aged 71) Broomall, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Lithuanian Nationalist Union (1924–1926) |
| Spouse | Rebeka Karak (m. 1913) |
| Children | Ona Aldona Mickevičiūtė - Mošinskienė (1914–2005) |
| Alma mater | Lviv University |
Vincas Mickevičius (pl. Wincenty Mickiewicz, October 19, 1882 – July 17, 1954), better known by his pen name Vincas Krėvė-Mickevičius, was a Lithuanian writer, poet, novelist, playwright and philologist. He is also known as Vincas Krėvė, the shortened name he used in the United States.