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Leonardas Andriekus

Lithuanian poet

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJun 9, 2025
Entity authorityQ6525888 ↗
Source-derived summary

Leonardas Andriekus (July 15, 1914, in Barstyčiai, district of Mažeikiai, Lithuania – 2003) was a Lithuanian poet.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “Leonardas Andriekus” as lithuanian poet. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Leonardas, Andriekus and Lithuanian.

Editorial reviewA productive starting point for separating a subject’s documented career from later reputation and commemoration. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1914, 2003—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1914-07-15. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Leonardas, Andriekus and Lithuanian providing the first useful test.
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A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Leonardas Andriekus”, the useful work is to connect “lithuanian poet” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.

Evidence profile

Chronology provides the most reliable spine for this subject; interpretation should follow only after identities and dates are secure. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jun 9, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q6525888. VIAF identifies the subject as 40686149. The Library of Congress control number is n80164341. 3 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1914 and 2003.

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This entry incorporates text from “Leonardas Andriekus” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.