Tomas Baranauskas, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Tomas Baranauskas

Lithuanian historian

Date of Birth: 12-Sep-1973

Place of Birth: Kaunas, Kaunas County

Profession: historian

Nationality: Lithuania

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Tomas Baranauskas (born September 12, 1973 in Kaunas) is a Lithuanian historian specializing in the history of medieval Lithuania.
He is the author of the book "The Formation of the Lithuanian State". Baranauskas spent his youth in Žeimelis and Anykšciai.
In 1998, he graduated from the Faculty of History at the Vilnius University.
Since September 1996 he works in the Lithuanian Institute of History. At the end of May 2000, he published The Formation of the Lithuanian State ("Lietuvos valstybes ištakos").
In the book Baranauskas argued that the Grand Duchy of Lithuania formed earlier than generally accepted; i.e.
that the state was founded before King Mindaugas.
The book received mixed reviews from the academics. Since June 22, 2000, Baranauskas maintains the largest site on the medieval history of Lithuania on the Internet – "Medieval Lithuania".
Since March 2003 he also administers the official website of the Lithuanian Institute of History.