Jonas as First Name

Jonas Jablonskis            Origin/Culture/Country: Lithuanian
Jonas Jablonskis: was a distinguished Lithuanian practical linguist and the founder of standard Lithuanian language. He used pseudonym Rygiškiu Jonas, from a small town Rygiškiai where he spent his childhood. Jablonskis studied classical languages at the University of Mosc

Jonas Maciulis            Origin/Culture/Country: Lithuanian
Jonas Maciulis: is one of the most famous Lithuanian romantic poets. He was born in Pasandravys, Raseiniai district municipality, Lithuania. Maironis graduated from Kaunas high school and went on to study Literature at Kiev University. However, in 1884, after one year of

Jonas Mekas            Origin/Culture/Country: Lithuanian
Jonas Mekas: is a Lithuanian filmmaker, writer, and curator who has often been called "the godfather of American avant-garde cinema." Prior to the Second World War, Mekas set up a theatre with his brother Adolfas Mekas. After the Second World War, he was held in displ

Jonas Vaitkus            Origin/Culture/Country: Lithuanian
Jonas Vaitkus: is a lecturer, theatre and film director well-known in Lithuania and throughout Europe. From 1969 to 1974 Jonas Vaitkus studied at the State Theatre, Music and Cinematography Institute of Leningrad (St. Petersburg). From 1977 to 1988 he was the artistic d

Jonas Edward Salk            Origin/Culture/Country: American
Jonas Edward Salk: was an American biologist and physician best known for the research and development of a killed-virus polio vaccine, the eponymous Salk vaccine.While being interviewed by Edward R. Murrow on See It Now in 1955, Salk was asked: "Who owns the patent on this vaccine?" Surprised by the question's assumption of the requirement of a profit motive for his creation, he responded: "There is no patent. Could you patent the sun?"

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Jonas as Last Name

Hans Jonas            Origin/Culture/Country: German
Hans Jonas: was a German-born philosopher.He is best known for his influential work The Imperative of Responsibility (German 1979, English 1984). His work centers on social and ethical problems created by technology. Jonas insists that human survival depends on our efforts to care for our planet and its future. He formulated a new and distinctive supreme principle of morality: "Act so that the effects of your action are compatible with the permanence of genuine human life".