Antanas Rimvydas Čaplinskas Explained

Antanas Rimvydas Čaplinskas
Birth Date:	28 March 1939
Birth Place:	Kalvarija, Lithuania
Nationality:	Lithuanian
Occupation:	Historian, energy engineer
Known For:	Books about history of Vilnius
Awards:	Statuette of Saint Christopher (2008)

Antanas Rimvydas Čaplinskas (28 March 1939 – 13 December 2011) was a Lithuanian energy engineer, historian and prominent author of books about history of Vilnius.^[1] He was a Member of the First Council of the Vilnius city Sąjūdis, later from 1990 to 1995 he worked in the Vilnius City Council.^[2] In 2008, Čaplinskas was awarded the Statuette of Saint Christopher for his scientific works about Vilnius.

Works

• Vilniaus gatvės. Istorija, vardynas, žemėlapiai (English: Streets of Vilnius. History, glossary, maps), Vilnius, 2000.
• Šv. Jono, Dominikonų, Trakų gatvės (English: St. John, Dominican, Trakai Streets), Vilnius, 1998, 2008.
• Trilogy Vilniaus gatvių istorija (English: History of Vilnius streets):
  • Valdovų kelias. Rūdninkų gatvė (English: The path of rulers. Rūdninkai Street), Vilnius, 2001.
  • Valdovų kelias. Didžioji gatvė (English: The path of rulers. Didžioji Street), Vilnius, 2002.
  • Valdovų kelias. Pilies gatvė (English: The path of rulers. Pilies Street), Vilnius, 2005.
• Vilniaus istorija: legendos ir tikrovė (English: The History of Vilnius: Legends and Reality), Vilnius, 2010.
• Vilniaus atminimo knyga: mieste įamžintos asmenybės (English: Remembrance Book of Vilnius: Personalities Perpetuated in the City), Vilnius, 2011.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mirė Antanas Rimvydas Čaplinskas . . 19 January 2020 . lt.
2. Web site: Antanas Rimvydas Čaplinskas . vilnijosvartai.lt . 19 January 2020 . lt.